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18 (A)Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not [a]direct your soul to put him to death.

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit lift up

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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13 (A)Do not withhold discipline from the child,
Although you [a]strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall [b]strike him with the rod
And (B)deliver his soul from Sheol.

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  1. Proverbs 23:13 Lit smite
  2. Proverbs 23:14 Lit smite

15 The (A)rod and reproof give wisdom,
But a child [a]left to himself (B)brings shame to his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Lit set loose

17 (A)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
And he will (B)give delight to your soul.

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