10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

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10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

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12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
    so they avoid the wise.

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12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

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32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,(A)
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.(B)

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32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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Start(A) children off on the way they should go,(B)
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(C)

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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)

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15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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Saying 13

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
    and save them from death.(A)

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13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)

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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
    they will bring you the delights you desire.(A)

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17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
    though they understand, they will not respond.

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19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

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21 A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

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21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

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Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

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They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

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