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

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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

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 the righteous will be very happy;
    the one who gives life to the wise will rejoice.

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