Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 13:24 : 24 The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
- Prov 19:18 : 18 Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.
- Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
- Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
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- Prov 23:14-152 verses89%
14If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.
15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;
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24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
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15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
- Prov 3:11-122 verses79%
11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.
12For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
- Prov 19:18-192 verses78%
18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.
19A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.
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6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
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15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
- Deut 21:18-192 verses76%
18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,
19his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.
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17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
- Heb 12:5-95 verses76%
5And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?“My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.
6“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”
7Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?
8But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.
9Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?
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12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.
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20“If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.
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10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.
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4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.
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5Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the LORD your God disciplines you.
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14I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.
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15“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death.
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13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.
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17“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
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3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
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17“Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.
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8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.
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24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.
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27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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23He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.
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1Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.
- Prov 17:25-262 verses70%
25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.
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19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.
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16Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.
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13The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb!
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3The judge may sentence him to forty blows, but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite with contempt.
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32I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.
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5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
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17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.
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21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.
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18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.
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4For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’