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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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Start a youth out on his way;(A)
even when he grows old he will not depart from it.

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

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15 Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;
a rod of discipline will separate it from him.(A)

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13 Don’t withhold correction from a child.
    If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Punish him with the rod,
    and save his soul from Sheol.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 23:14 Sheol is the place of the dead.

13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.(A)
14 Punish him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.(B)

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15 The rod of correction gives wisdom,
    but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

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15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(A)
but a youth left to himself[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:15 Lit youth sent away

17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace;
    yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

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17 Discipline your child,(A) and it will bring you peace of mind
and give you delight.

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