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Proverbs 13:24
Proverbs 13:24 is verse 24 of Proverbs chapter 13, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
World English Bible
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
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Proverbs 13:22–25 · Berean Standard Bible
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 3:12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
Hebrews 12:7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
Hebrews 12:8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.