He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 23:13 - Revised Standard Version Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. 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. |
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
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?