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Proverbs 29:17
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Proverbs 29:17
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Discipline your children, and they will give you rest, and they will give delight to your soul.
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15
As for a rod and reproof, they will give wisdom, but a neglected child is disgraced [by] his mother.
16
With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase, but the righteous will look on his downfall.
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Discipline your children, and they will give you rest, and they will give delight to your soul.
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When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but as for he who guards instruction, happiness [is] his.
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By words, a servant is not disciplined, for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
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[a].
Or "life," or "inner self"
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software.