Pro 13:24 | TNotes | STEP | 13:24 Punishment is sometimes necessary to motivate instruction. Discipline is a product of love , whereas refusal to discipline one’s child is a sign of laziness (see also 19:18 ; 23:13-14 ; 29:17 ).

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‏ Proverbs 13:24

13:24 ^a Punishment is sometimes necessary to motivate instruction. Discipline is a product of love, whereas refusal to discipline one’s child is a sign of laziness (see also 19:18 ^b; 23:13-14 ^c; 29:17 ^d).