Proverbs
Chapters 29:15-21
Amplified Bible
15The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left undisciplined brings his mother to shame.
16When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall see the fall of the wicked.
17Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your heart.
18Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]–blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. [I Sam. 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12.]
19A servant will not be corrected by words alone; for though he understands, he will not answer [the master who mistreats him].
20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him.
21He who pampers his servant from childhood will have him expecting the rights of a son afterward.