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

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart[a] of a boy;[b]
    the rod of discipline will drive it[c] from him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:15 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 22:15 Or “young man,” or “adolescent”
  3. Proverbs 22:15 That is, folly

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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13 Do not withhold discipline from your children;
    if you beat them with a rod, they will not die.(A)
14 If you beat them with the rod,
    you will save their lives from Sheol.

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13 Do not withhold discipline from a child,
    if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
    and his life[a] you will save from Sheol.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:14 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 23:14 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld

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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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.(A)

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15 As for a rod and reproof, they[a] will give wisdom,
    but a neglected child is disgraced by his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Hebrew “it”

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

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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest;
    they will give delight to your heart.(A)

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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest,
    and they will give delight to your soul.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:17 Or “life,” or “inner self”

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

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19 By mere words slaves are not disciplined,
    for though they understand, they will not give heed.

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19 By words, a servant is not disciplined,
    for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.

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

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21 A slave pampered from childhood
    will come to a bad end.[a]

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  1. 29.21 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,
    arrogance will be his end.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:21 Literally “and its/his end will be arrogance”

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

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