15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but (A)the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart[a] of a boy;[b]
    the rod of discipline will drive it[c] from him.

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  1. Proverbs 22:15 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 22:15 Or “young man,” or “adolescent”
  3. Proverbs 22:15 That is, folly

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 will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
    and his life[a] you will save from Sheol.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 23:14 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 23:14 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld

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 As for a rod and reproof, they[a] will give wisdom,
    but a neglected child is disgraced by his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Hebrew “it”

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 children, and they will give you rest,
    and they will give delight to your soul.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:17 Or “life,” or “inner self”

19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
    for though he understands, he will not respond.

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19 By words, a servant is not disciplined,
    for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.

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21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
    will in the end find him his heir.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered his heir is uncertain

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,
    arrogance will be his end.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:21 Literally “and its/his end will be arrogance”