24 cWhoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.1
Proverbs 19:18
18 fDiscipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on gputting him to death.
Proverbs 22:15
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but nthe rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13–14
13 Do not withhold ndiscipline from a child;
oif you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you strike him with the rod,
you will psave his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 29:15–17
15 vThe rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself wbrings shame to his mother.
16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
but xthe righteous will look upon their downfall.
17 yDiscipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
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