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Train up a child in the way he should go:
    and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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(A)Train up a child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:6 Even

Start(A) children off on the way they should go,(B)
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(C)

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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 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
(A)The rod of correction will 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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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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13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol

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 child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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

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

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17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest;
Yes, he will give delight to your 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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