Proverbs 23:13

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Do not withhold discipline from a child; though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod of correction and discipline impart wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:14-15
    2 verses
    89%

    14You shall strike him with the rod and deliver his soul from Sheol.

    15My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice.

  • Prov 13:24
    83%

    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Prov 22:15
    81%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 19:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.

    19A person with great anger must bear the penalty; if you rescue them, you will have to do it again.

  • Prov 22:6
    77%

    6Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 29:15
    76%

    15The rod of correction and discipline impart wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Deut 21:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,

    19his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

  • Prov 29:17
    76%

    17Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Heb 12:5-9
    5 verses
    76%

    5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not take lightly the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when you are reproved by Him."

    6For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.

    7If you endure discipline, God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

    8If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

    9Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

  • Prov 23:12
    76%

    12Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Exod 21:20
    74%

    20If a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, and the servant dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

  • Prov 15:10
    74%

    10Harsh discipline comes to those who forsake the right path; anyone who hates correction will die.

  • Eph 6:4
    74%

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

  • Prov 13:1
    74%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Deut 8:5
    74%

    5Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

  • 2 Sam 7:14
    73%

    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men.

  • Exod 21:15
    73%

    15Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Prov 10:13
    73%

    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

  • Job 5:17
    72%

    17Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 26:3
    72%

    3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

  • Exod 21:17
    72%

    17Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Prov 1:8
    71%

    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • Prov 23:24
    71%

    24The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

  • Prov 19:27
    71%

    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23He will die for lack of discipline, and in the abundance of his folly, he will go astray.

  • Prov 4:1
    70%

    1Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.

  • Prov 17:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

    26It is not good to punish the righteous or to strike nobles for their integrity.

  • Prov 23:19
    70%

    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right path.

  • Deut 24:16
    70%

    16Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.

  • Hos 13:13
    70%

    13The pains of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; when it is time, he does not come to the opening of the womb.

  • Deut 25:3
    70%

    3He may be given up to forty lashes but no more, so that the punishment does not exceed this, and your brother is not degraded in your sight by excessive beating.

  • Ps 89:32
    70%

    32if they profane my statutes and do not keep my commandments,

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 10:17
    70%

    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Col 3:21
    69%

    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

  • Ps 118:18
    69%

    18The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

  • Matt 15:4
    69%

    4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’