Verse Comparison: Proverbs 29:15
American Standard Version
The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Amplified® Bible
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left undisciplined brings his mother to shame.
Contemporary English Version
Correct your children, and they will be wise; children out of control disgrace their mothers.
Darby English Version
The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.
Good News Bible
Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed of them.
King James Version
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
New American Standard Bible
The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
New International Version
The rod of correction imparts wisdom,
but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
New King James Version
The rod and rebuke give wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
Revised Standard Version
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Young's Literal Translation
A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.