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Proverbs 23:13

King James Version

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

Berean Standard Bible

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

World English Bible

Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.