Proverbs 23:11-13

New International Version

¹¹ for their Defender^(A) is strong;^(B)
    he will take up their case against you.^(C)

¹² Apply your heart to instruction^(D)
    and your ears to words of knowledge.

¹³ Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.