Proverbs 23:13-14
English Standard Version
13 Do not withhold (A)discipline from a child;
(B)if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you strike him with the rod,
you will (C)save his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 23:13-14
New Living Translation
13 Don’t fail to discipline your children.
The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
14 Physical discipline
may well save them from death.[a]
Footnotes
- 23:14 Hebrew from Sheol.
Proverbs 23:24
English Standard Version
24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Proverbs 23:24
New Living Translation
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.
What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[a]
Footnotes
- 23:24 Hebrew to have a wise son.
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