Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 10:17
Revised Standard Version
17 He who heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof goes astray.
Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but he who heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 13:24
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24 He who spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who heeds admonition is prudent.
Proverbs 15:10
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10 There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
he who hates reproof will die.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved;
he will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
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32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,
but he who heeds admonition gains understanding.
Proverbs 19:18
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18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
do not set your heart on his destruction.
Proverbs 20:30
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30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.
Proverbs 22:6
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
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13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you beat him with the rod
you will save his life from Sheol.
Proverbs 29:15
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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
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17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
Proverbs 29:19
Revised Standard Version
19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not give heed.
Proverbs 29:21
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21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,
will in the end find him his heir.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
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