Proverbs

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.