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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child:
    the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

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15 A child’s heart has a tendency to do wrong,
    but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.

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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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Footnotes

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

13 Don’t withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish him with a rod,
        he won’t die.
14 Punish him with a rod,
    and you will rescue his soul from Sheol.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:14 I.e. the realm of the dead

15 The rod of correction gives wisdom,
    but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

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15 The rod and rebuke bestow wisdom,
    but an undisciplined child[a] brings shame to his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Lit. but a child left alone

17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace;
    yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

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17 Correct your son and he will comfort you;
    he will also delight your soul.

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19 A servant can’t be corrected by words.
    Though he understands, yet he will not respond.

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Dangerous Behaviors

19 By mere words a servant will not be corrected;
    even though he understands,
        there will be no response.

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21 He who pampers his servant from youth
    will have him become a son in the end.

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21 If you pamper a servant from his childhood,
    later on he’ll become ungrateful.

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