15 Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;
a rod of discipline will separate it from him.(A)

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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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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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13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.(A)
14 Punish him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.(B)

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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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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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15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(A)
but a youth left to himself[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:15 Lit youth sent away

15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(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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17 Discipline your child,(A) and it will bring you peace of mind
and give you delight.

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

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19 A servant cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.(A)

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19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
    though they understand, they will not respond.

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19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

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21 A servant pampered from his youth
will become arrogant[a] later on.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:21 Hb obscure

21 A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

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21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

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