Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline,
neither be weary of his correction;
12 for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects,
even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 10:17
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17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction,
but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline,
but he who heeds correction shall be honored.
Proverbs 13:24
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24 One who spares the rod hates his son,
but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises his father’s correction,
but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
Proverbs 15:10
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10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way:
whoever hates reproof shall die.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved;
he will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
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32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul,
but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
Proverbs 19:18
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18 Discipline your son, for there is hope;
don’t be a willing party to his death.
Proverbs 20:30
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30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil,
and beatings purge 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:
the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
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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]
Footnotes
- 23:14 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Proverbs 29:15
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15 The rod of correction gives wisdom,
but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
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17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace;
yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
Proverbs 29:19
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19 A servant can’t be corrected by words.
Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
Proverbs 29:21
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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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