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NASB | Proverbs 13:24 He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 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]. [Prov 19:18; 22:15; 23:13; 29:15, 17; Eph 6:4] |
Bible Question: What does the verse To spare the rof is to spoil the child mean! or rather where is it. |
Bible Answer: I'm afraid that Proverbs 13:24 is about as close as I can get. I had to look this one up too. Apparently the familiar quote came from some other source. Perhaps Ben Franklin. :-) In Him, Benjamite |