24 The one who will not use the rod hates his son,(A)
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.(B)

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24 (A)Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:24 Or who loves him disciplines him early

14 Every wise woman builds her house,(A)
but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.(B)

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14 (A)The wisest of women (B)builds her house,
    but folly with her own hands (C)tears it down.

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Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of children is their fathers.

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(A)Grandchildren are (B)the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.

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18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.[a](A)

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  1. 19:18 Lit don’t lift up your soul to his death

18 (A)Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    do not set your heart on (B)putting him to death.

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A righteous person acts with integrity;(A)
his children who come after him will be happy.(B)

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The righteous who (A)walks in his integrity—
    (B)blessed are his children after him!

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Start a youth out on his way;(A)
even when he grows old he will not depart from it.

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(A)Train up a child in the way he should go;
    even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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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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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.

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15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(A)
but a youth left to himself[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:15 Lit youth sent away

15 (A)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself (B)brings shame to his mother.

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17 Discipline your child,(A) and it will bring you peace of mind
and give you delight.

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17 (A)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
    he will give delight to your heart.

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