Bible Cross References
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Proverbs 13:24
If you don't punish your children, you don't love them. If you do love them, you will correct them.
Proverbs 22:15
Children just naturally do silly, careless things, but a good spanking will teach them how to behave.
Proverbs 23:13
Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.
Proverbs 23:14
As a matter of fact, it may save their lives.
Proverbs 29:15
Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed of them.
Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your children and you can always be proud of them. They will never give you reason to be ashamed.
Hebrews 12:7-10
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Endure what you suffer as being a father's punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as his children. Was there ever a child who was not punished by his father?
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If you are not punished, as all his children are, it means you are not real children, but bastards.
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In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!
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Our human fathers punished us for a short time, as it seemed right to them; but God does it for our own good, so that we may share his holiness.