¹⁸ Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; nd set not thy heart on his destruction.

²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

¹ Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

² I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

³ Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.

⁴ We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

⁵ For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

²⁴ He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; `But' the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹⁵ The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

⁹ For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

³ Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; `And' the fruit of the womb is `his' reward.

³ Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.

⁴ We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

⁵ For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁸ Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

⁹ Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.

¹⁰ The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

¹¹ Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

¹² What man is he that desireth life, And loveth `many' days, that he may see good?

¹⁴ But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁵ And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁷ Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

¹⁴ But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.

¹⁵ And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ Every scripture inspired of God `is' also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.

¹ Hear, `my' sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

⁴ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

⁷ It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom `his' father chasteneth not?

²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

²¹ Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

²² Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

³ For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

¹¹ Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

⁴ We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

⁵ For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

⁶ That the generation to come might know `them', even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell `them' to their children,

⁷ That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child; `For' if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

¹⁹ The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.

¹³ And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.