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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]

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  1. 23:14 Hebrew from Sheol.

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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24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.
    What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[a]

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  1. 23:24 Hebrew to have a wise son.

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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