Proverbs 13:24
Modern English Version
24 He who spares his rod hates his son,
but he who loves him disciplines him early.
Proverbs 13:24
Authorized (King James) Version
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son:
but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 14:1
Modern English Version
14 Every wise woman builds her house,
but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:1
Authorized (King James) Version
14 Every wise woman buildeth her house:
but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Proverbs 17:6
Modern English Version
6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men;
and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 19:18
Modern English Version
18 Chasten your son while there is hope,
and let not your soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 19:18
Authorized (King James) Version
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope,
and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 20:7
Modern English Version
7 The just man walks in his integrity;
his children are blessed after him.
Proverbs 20:7
Authorized (King James) Version
7 The just man walketh in his integrity:
his children are blessed after him.
Proverbs 22:6
Modern English Version
6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Modern English Version
Saying Thirteen
13 Do not withhold correction from a child,
for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with the rod,
and deliver his soul from death.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Authorized (King James) Version
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.
Proverbs 29:15
Modern English Version
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame.
Proverbs 29:15
Authorized (King James) Version
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom:
but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 29:17
Modern English Version
17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest;
yes, he will give delight to your soul.
Proverbs 29:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest;
yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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