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Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:13 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 23:13 in other translations
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
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In context
10 Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.
12 Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
15 My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
16 Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
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