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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 23, Verse 13

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Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
King James Version
Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
American Standard Version
Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
New English Translation
Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
World English Bible
Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
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Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
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Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
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For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
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Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.