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Proverbs 29:15 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Fimbo ya maonyo hutia hekima, bali mtoto aliyeachiwa bila maonyo humwaibisha mama yake.

Proverbs 29:15 in English

Proverbs 29:15 · Berean Standard Bible

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Context

13Mtu maskini na mtu anayeonea wanafanana kwa jambo hili: Bwana hutia nuru macho yao wote wawili. 14Kama mfalme akiwaamua maskini kwa haki, kiti chake cha enzi kitakuwa thabiti siku zote. 15Fimbo ya maonyo hutia hekima, bali mtoto aliyeachiwa bila maonyo humwaibisha mama yake. 16Wakati waovu wanapostawi, pia dhambi vivyo hivyo, lakini wenye haki wataliona anguko lao. 17Mrudi mwanao, naye atakupa amani, atakufurahisha nafsi yako.

Swahili text and audio: Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.