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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13 Don’t withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish him with a rod,
        he won’t die.
14 Punish him with a rod,
    and you will rescue his soul from Sheol.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:14 I.e. the realm of the dead

24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.(A)

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24 The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice;
    whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.

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