Proverbs 29:15

“The rod and reproof give wisdom, etc.] Are the means of giving wisdom to a child, reproved by its parent with the rod; and of driving out foolishness from him, and of making him wiser for the time to come; he shunning those evils for which he was before corrected, (<202215>Proverbs 22:15); So the children of God grow wiser by the corrections and chastisements of their heavenly Father, which are always for their good; and he is a man of wisdom that hearkens to the rod, and to him that has appointed it, and learns the proper instructions from it, (<330609>Micah 6:9); but a child left to [himself] bringeth his mother to shame; a child that has the reins thrown upon his neck, is under no…”

“(Compare Pro 13:24; Pro 23:13).”

“Left to himself - The condition of one who has been pampered and indulged. The mother who yields weakly is as guilty of abandoning the child she spoils, as if she cast him forth; and for her evil neglect, there shall fall upon her the righteous punishment of shame and ignominy. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Left - Suffered to follow his own will without restraint and chastening. Proverbs 29:18”

“29:15 Wisdom is not instinctive—it must be taught.”

“a rod, Pro 29:17, Pro 29:21, Pro 22:6, Pro 22:15, Pro 23:13, Pro 23:14; Heb 12:10, Heb 12:11 a child: Pro 10:1, Pro 10:5, Pro 17:21, Pro 17:25; Kg1 1:6 Proverbs 29:16”

“A proverb with שׁבט, Pro 29:15, is placed next to one with שׁופט, but it begins a group of proverbs regarding discipline in the house and among the people: 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; But an undisciplined son is a shame to his mother. With שׁבט \[a rod\], which Pro 22:15 also commends as salutary, תּוכחת refers to discipline by means of words, which must accompany bodily discipline, and without them is also necessary; the construction of the first line follows in number and gender the scheme Pro 27:9, Zac 7:7; Ewald, 339c. In the second line the mother is named, whose tender love often degenerates into a fond indulgence; such a darling, such a mother's son, becomes a disgrace to his…”