Proverbs 29:17-19

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¹⁷ Correct your children whenever they are wrong. Then you will always be proud of them. They will never make you ashamed.

¹⁸ If a nation is not guided by God, the people will lose self-control, but the nation that obeys God’s law will be happy.

¹⁹ Servants will not learn a lesson if you only talk to them. They might understand you, but they will not obey.