Teach a youth about the way he should go;(A)
even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Train children in the way they should go;
    when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.

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15 Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.(A)

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15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
    the rod of discipline removes it.

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13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.(A)
14 Strike him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.(B)

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13 Don’t withhold instruction from children;
    if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
14 Strike them with a rod,
    and you will save their lives from the grave.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:14 Heb Sheol

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. Proverbs 29:15 Lit youth sent away

15 The rod and correction lead to wisdom,
    but children out of control shame their mothers.

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

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17 Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind
    and bring delight into your life.

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