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11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
    and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,
    just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.[a]

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  1. 3:12 Greek version reads loves, / and he punishes those he accepts as his children. Compare Heb 12:6.

11 My son, do not reject the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not despise his correction,
12 because the Lord corrects the person he loves,
    just as a father corrects[a] the son he delights in.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 3:12 The Heb. lacks corrects
  2. Proverbs 3:12 So MT; LXX reads loves, and he punishes every son he accepts

17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,
    but those who ignore correction will go astray.

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17 Whoever heeds correction is on the pathway to life,
    but someone who ignores exhortation goes astray.

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12 To learn, you must love discipline;
    it is stupid to hate correction.

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Wisdom and Wickedness Contrasted

12 The person who loves correction loves knowledge,
but anyone who hates a rebuke is stupid.

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18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
    if you accept correction, you will be honored.

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18 Poverty and shame are for those who ignore correction,
    but whoever listens to instruction gains honor.

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24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children.
    Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.

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24 Whoever does not discipline[a] his son hates him,
    but whoever loves him is diligent to correct him.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Lit. Whoever spares the rod

Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

A fool rejects his father’s instructions,
    but anyone who respects[a] reproof acts sensibly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps

10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
    whoever hates correction will die.

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10 Severe punishment awaits anyone who wanders off the path—
    anyone who despises reproof will die.

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12 Mockers hate to be corrected,
    so they stay away from the wise.

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12 The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him;
    he will not inquire of[a] the wise.

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  1. Proverbs 15:12 Lit. not go to

32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;
    but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.

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32 Whoever ignores instruction hates himself,
    but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit. heart

18 Discipline your children while there is hope.
    Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

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18 Discipline your son while there is still hope—
    but don’t set your heart on his destruction.

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30 Physical punishment cleanses away evil;[a]
    such discipline purifies the heart.

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  1. 20:30 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

30 Blows that wound clean away evil;
    such beatings cleanse[a] the innermost being.

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  1. Proverbs 20:30 The Heb. lacks cleanse

Direct your children onto the right path,
    and when they are older, they will not leave it.

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Train a child in the way appropriate for him,
    and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it.

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