Proverbs

¹²Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. ¹³Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die. ¹⁴Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol. ¹⁵My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall be glad, even mine: ¹⁶Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. ¹⁷Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long: ¹⁸For surely there is a reward; and thy hope shall not be cut off.