Proverbs 23:13

11 for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.

15 My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
KJV
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
WEB
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
ASV
Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
DARBY
Withhold not correction from the child; for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:
BLB
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
ÅB
La ikke den unge være uten tukt! Når du slår ham med riset, skal han ikke dø.
OTB
Hold ikke tilbake disiplin fra et barn; hvis du slår dem med staven, vil de ikke dø.
B1930
La ikke den unge være uten tukt! Når du slår ham med riset, skal han ikke dø.

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