Proverbs 23:10–14
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10Never move an old boundary mark or take over land owned by orphans. 11The Lord is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you.
12Pay attention to your teacher and learn all you can.
13Don’t hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won’t kill them. 14As a matter of fact, it may save their lives.
Copyright 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992 American Bible Society
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Do not move an ancient landmark
or enter the fields of the fatherless,
for their Redeemer is strong;
he will plead their cause against you.
Apply your heart to instruction
and your ear to words of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
If you strike him with the rod,
you will save his soul from Sheol.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
for their Defender is strong;
he will take up their case against you.
Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
for their Redeemer is strong,
and he will champion their cause against you.
Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.
Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.
Punish him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;
don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.
For their Redeemer is strong;
he himself will bring their charges against you.
Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
Don’t fail to discipline your children.
The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
Physical discipline
may well save them from death.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not remove an ancient boundary marker,
and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;
For their redeemer is strong,
he himself will plead their cause against you.
Apply your heart to instruction,
and your ear to sayings of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child,
if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
and his life you will save from Sheol.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Remove not the old landmark;
And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
For their redeemer is mighty;
He shall plead their cause with thee.
Apply thine heart unto instruction,
And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Withhold not correction from the child:
For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
And shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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