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Proverbs 13:24

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Proverbs 13:24 · World English Bible

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22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

23An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

24One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

25The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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