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Proverbs 23:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 23:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 Rather, if you beat him with a rod,
you will save him from the netherworld.[a]
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 The ancients thought that in order to give instruction one has to be severe (see Prov 19:18). In this ancient conception, a good education was the guarantee of good behavior. Hence, it was a buffer against the punishment of God reserved for the wicked and against the punishment of the netherworld, i.e., death.
