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24 Whoever spares the rod hates the child,
    but whoever loves will apply discipline.(A)

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24 Whoever spares the rod(A) hates their children,
    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline(B) them.(C)

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18 Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    but do not be intent on his death.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:18 The pain of disciplining the young cannot be compared with the danger no discipline may bring. The chief reason for disciplining the young is their capacity to change; excluded thereby are revenge and punishment.

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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Chapter 30

The Training of Children[a]

Whoever loves a son will chastise him often,
    that he may be his joy when he grows up.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 30:1–13 Sound discipline (which would include physical beating) and careful education of children correct self-indulgence and stubbornness, prevent remorse and humiliation, and bring to parents lasting joy and delight, prestige among friends, jealousy of enemies, perpetuation and vindication of themselves through their offspring (vv. 1–6). Lack of discipline and overindulgence of children bring sorrow and disappointment, terror and grief (vv. 7–13).
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