Proverbs 22:15
Revised Standard Version
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Revised Standard Version
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.
Proverbs 29:15
Revised Standard Version
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
Revised Standard Version
17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
Proverbs 29:19
Revised Standard Version
19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not give heed.
Proverbs 29:21
Revised Standard Version
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,
will in the end find him his heir.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
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