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Proverbs 13

Proverbs 13:24

A Father’s Discipline · Proverbs 13:1–25
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Translations

Modern
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Traditional
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Literal
The one withholding his rod is hating his son, and one loving him diligently seeks him with discipline.
Latin
Qui parcit virgæ odit filium suum; qui autem diligit illum instanter erudit.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Notes

Proverbs 13:24

Punishment can help motivate learning. Discipline shows love, while not disciplining a child can show laziness (see also Proverbs 19:18; 23:13–14; 29:17).

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