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Proverbs 23:13

Do not be willing to take away discipline from a child. For if you strike him with the rod, he will not die
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

New International Version

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.