24 (A)Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Or who loves him disciplines him early

24 He who spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.

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14 (A)The wisest of women (B)builds her house,
    but folly with her own hands (C)tears it down.

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14 Wisdom[a] builds her house,
but folly with her own hands tears it down.

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  1. Proverbs 14:1 Heb Wisdom of women

(A)Grandchildren are (B)the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.

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Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of sons is their fathers.

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18 (A)Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    do not set your heart on (B)putting him to death.

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18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
    do not set your heart on his destruction.

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The righteous who (A)walks in his integrity—
    (B)blessed are his children after him!

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A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
    blessed are his sons after him!

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(A)Train up a child in the way he should go;
    even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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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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13 Do not withhold (A)discipline from a child;
    (B)if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you strike him with the rod,
    you will (C)save his soul from Sheol.

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13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you beat him with the rod
    you will save his life from Sheol.

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

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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

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

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17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
    he will give delight to your heart.

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