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

13 Do not withhold discipline from your children;
    if you beat them with a rod, they will not die.(A)
14 If you beat them with the rod,
    you will save their lives from Sheol.

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24 The father of the righteous has great joy.
    Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.(A)

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