(A)Train up a child [a]in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Lit according to his way

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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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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

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13 (A)Do not withhold discipline from a child;
Though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall strike him with the rod
And (B)rescue 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 The (A)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child [a]who gets his own way (B)brings shame to his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself

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

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17 (A)Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
He will also [a](B)delight your soul.

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  1. Proverbs 29:17 Lit give delight to

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

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