Proverbs 23:12-19

Tree of Life Version

¹² Apply your heart to discipline
and your ears to words of knowledge.
¹³ Do not withhold correction from a child.
If you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
¹⁴ Punish him with a rod,
and deliver his soul from Sheol.

¹⁷ Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but always be in the fear of Adonai.
¹⁸ For surely there is a future,
and your hope will never be cut off.
¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise,
and guide your heart in the right way.