Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 13:24
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
In context
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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日本語 · 箴言 13:24 · 口語訳聖書むちを加えない者はその子を憎むのである、子を愛する者は、つとめてこれを懲らしめる。한국어 · 잠언 13:24 · 개역한글초달을 차마 못하는 자는 그 자식을 미워함이라 자식을 사랑하는 자는 근실히 징계하느니라Español · Proverbios 13:24 · Reina-Valera (1909)El que detiene el castigo, á su hijo aborrece: mas el que lo ama, madruga á castigarlo.Português · Provérbios 13:24 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Aquele que retém sua vara odeia a seu filho; porém aquele que o ama, desde cedo o castiga.