If a person truly loves his children, then he will correct them when they are wrong. If you love your son, then you will be careful to teach him the right way.
Proverbs 23:13 - Easy To Read Version Always punish a child if it needs it. It will not hurt him to spank him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Withhold not correction from the child: For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike and punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die. American Standard Version (1901) Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. Common English Bible Don’t withhold instruction from children; if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to take away discipline from a child. For if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die. |
If a person truly loves his children, then he will correct them when they are wrong. If you love your son, then you will be careful to teach him the right way.
Teach your son and punish him when he is wrong. That is the only hope. If you refuse to do this, then you are helping him destroy himself.
Children do foolish things. But if you punish them, they will learn not to do those things.
Spankings and teachings are good for children. If parents let a child do whatever he wants, then he will bring shame to his mother.
Punish your son when he is wrong, then you will always be proud of him. He will never make you ashamed.
So accept sufferings like those sufferings are a father’s punishment. God does these things to you like a father punishing his children. All children are punished by their fathers.