24 (A)He who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him [a]promptly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:24 early

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 (A)Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart [a]on his destruction.

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit. to put him to death; a Jewish tradition on his crying

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

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13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

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Saying 13

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

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