Verse 18

Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not spare for his crying.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.
  • Prov 22:15 : 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die. 14 You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.
  • Heb 12:7-9 : 7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastisement, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we respected them: shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but he for our benefit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.