(A)Train up a child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Even

Train up a child [a]in the way he should go,
And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Hebrew according to his way.

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

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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.

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  1. Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol

13 Withhold not correction from the child;
For [a]if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

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  1. Proverbs 23:13 Or, though

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

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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom;
But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

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17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest;
Yes, he will give delight to your soul.

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17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;
Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

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