12 Bow down his neck in his youth, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he become stubborn, and be disobedient to you, and there be sorrow to your soul. (WEB) 13 Chastise your son, and give him work, lest his shameless behavior be an offense to you. (WEB) 14 Better is a poor man who is healthy and fit, than a rich man who is afflicted in his body. (WEB)
Sirach 30:12–14
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Proverbs 19:17–19
17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. 18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death. 19 A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
Proverbs 23:12–14
12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. 14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 29:14–16
14 A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever. 15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother. 16 When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
Proverbs 13:23–25
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.
Sirach 30:1–2
1 He who loves his son will continue to lay stripes upon him, that he may have joy from him in the end. (WEB) 2 He who chastises his son will have profit from him, and will brag about him among his acquaintances. (WEB)
Proverbs 22:14–16
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it. 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the ri…
Sirach 3:11–13
11 For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father, and a mother in dishonor is a reproach to her children. (WEB) 12 My son, help your father in his old age, and don’t grieve him as long as he lives. (WEB) 13 If he fails in understanding, have patience with him. Don’t dishon… (WEB)
Sirach 33:26–28
26 Set your slave to work, and you will find rest. Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty. (WEB) 27 Yoke and whip will bow the neck. For an evil slave there are racks and tortures. (WEB) 28 Send him to labor, that he not be idle, for idleness teaches much mischief. (WEB)
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