He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.

Foolishness {is} bound in the heart of a child; {but} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Withhold not correction from the child: for {if} thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. {For I...: or, And I will tell him} {vile: or, accursed} {restrained...: Heb. frowned not upon them}

Withhold not correction from the child: for {if} thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Foolishness {is} bound in the heart of a child; {but} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and {that}, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: