Bible verse
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 13:24 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 13.
20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
21 Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
KJV
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
ASV
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
ERV
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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