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Train children in the right way,
    and when old, they will not stray.(A)

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Train children in the way they should go;
    when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.

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

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15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
    the rod of discipline removes it.

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13 Do not withhold discipline from your children;
    if you beat them with a rod, they will not die.(A)
14 If you beat them with the rod,
    you will save their lives from Sheol.

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13 Don’t withhold instruction from children;
    if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
14 Strike them with a rod,
    and you will save their lives from the grave.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:14 Heb Sheol

15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.(A)

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15 The rod and correction lead to wisdom,
    but children out of control shame their mothers.

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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest;
    they will give delight to your heart.(A)

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17 Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind
    and bring delight into your life.

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