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Proverbs 13:24.

"He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly."

Discipline is the other side of teaching. A child with a teachable spirit will still need thorough explanation, much patience, opportunity to try and experiment, including the right to fail and to learn by failure. A child, however, who is caught up in willful disobedience (Proverbs 29:15), rebellion (1 Samuel 15:23), or stubborn foolishness (Proverbs 22:15), closes off effective teaching and disrupts the harmony of the family. God's answer to this is firm and loving discipline. The Bible makes a clear distinction between discipline and physical abuse. Discipline may be painful but not injurious. We are never to inflict harm on a child (Proverbs 23:13), but at times pain may be a part of effective correction. God describes Himself as a strict disciplinarian. Although He always disciplines us out of love and for our own benefit, His correction may cause us pain (Hebrews 12:5-11). Likewise, God requires that parents properly correct their children. Even a child's eternal destiny can hinge upon the godly discipline provided by parents (Proverbs 23:14).

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