Proverbs 23:13

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

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He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction.

It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

Apply your mind to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.