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Proverbs 23:13

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Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

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  1. Proverbs 23:11

    For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

  2. Proverbs 23:12

    Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  3. Proverbs 23:14

    Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

  4. Proverbs 23:15

    My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.