24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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24 Whoever spares the rod(A) hates their children,
    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline(B) them.(C)

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17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
    they will bring you the delights you desire.(A)

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13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

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Saying 13

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
    and save them from death.(A)

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18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)

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15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)

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12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(A)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

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because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,(A)
    and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a](B)

Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.(C) For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(D)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:6 Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)

36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

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36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(A)
    all who hate me love death.”(B)

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26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(A)

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