Proverbs 13:24

He who withholds the rod [of discipline] hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately [with wisdom and love].

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline and teach your son while there is hope,
And do not [indulge your anger or resentment by imposing inappropriate punishment nor] desire his destruction.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.

Proverbs 23:13-14

Do not withhold discipline from the child;
If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.

Proverbs 29:17

Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
Yes, he will delight your soul.

Proverbs 3:12

For those whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 8:36

“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”

“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.

Hebrews 12:6-8

For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves,
And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].”

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