Proverbs 23:14
“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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“Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”
“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”
“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”
“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.”
“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”