Proverbs 13:24
Expanded Bible
24 If you ·do not punish your children [L withhold/T spare the rod], you ·don’t love them [hate your children/son],
but if you love your children, you will ·correct [discipline] them.
Proverbs 13:24
Amplified Bible
24
He who withholds the rod [of discipline] hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately [with wisdom and love].(A)
Proverbs 14:1
Expanded Bible
14 A wise woman ·strengthens her family [builds her house],
but a foolish woman ·destroys hers by what she does [tears hers down with her own hands].
Proverbs 14:1
Amplified Bible
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
14 The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives],
But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].
Proverbs 17:6
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6 ·Old people are proud of their grandchildren [L Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly],
and ·children are proud of [L the glory/splendor of children are] their parents.
Proverbs 17:6
Amplified Bible
6
Grandchildren are the crown of aged men,
And the glory of children is their fathers [who live godly lives].(A)
Proverbs 19:18
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18 ·Correct [Discipline] your children while there is still hope;
do not ·let them destroy themselves [or be intent to kill them].
Proverbs 19:18
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18
Discipline and teach your son while there is hope,
And do not [indulge your anger or resentment by imposing inappropriate punishment nor] desire his destruction.
Proverbs 20:7
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7 The ·good [righteous] people who ·live honest lives [walk about in innocence]
will be a blessing to their children.
Proverbs 20:7
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7
The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs—
How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].
Proverbs 22:6
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6 Train children ·to live the right way [L in their/or his path; C referring either to children or to God],
and when they are old, they will not ·stray [depart] from it.
Proverbs 22:6
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6
Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents],
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.(A)
Proverbs 23:13-14
Expanded Bible
13 Don’t ·fail to punish [L withhold instruction/discipline from] children.
If you ·spank them [L strike them with a rod], they won’t die.
14 If you ·spank them [L strike them with a rod],
you will save ·them from death [L their lives from Sheol/the grave].
Proverbs 23:13-14
Amplified Bible
13
Do not withhold discipline from the child;
If you [a]swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
14
You shall [b]swat him with the reed-like rod
And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:13 Lit smite.
- Proverbs 23:14 Lit smite.
Proverbs 29:15
Expanded Bible
15 Correction and ·punishment [L the rod] make children wise,
but those ·left alone [unsupervised] will disgrace their mother.
Proverbs 29:15
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15
The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
Expanded Bible
17 ·Correct [Instruct; Discipline] your children, and ·you will be proud [they will give you peace of mind];
they will give you ·satisfaction [delight].
Proverbs 29:17
Amplified Bible
17
Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
Yes, he will delight your soul.
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