Proverbs 23:12-18

¹²Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.

¹³Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;

¹⁶and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.

¹⁷Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.

¹⁸For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed.