Verse 24

The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
• Prov 19:18 : 18 Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.
• Prov 22:15 : 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
• Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 14 If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.
• Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
• Prov 3:12 : 12 For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
• Heb 12:6-8 : 6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.” 7 Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? 8 But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.
• Luke 14:26 : 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
• Prov 8:36 : 36 But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."