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While verses in Proverbs arguably align with the sentiment, the actual "spare the rod, spoil the child" construction is from a poem by Samuel Butler.

• pbhjpbhj 16y ago
  >While verses in Proverbs arguably align with the sentiment, Your wording here suggests that the argument for the sentiment is a weak one. I don't think that is born out. All verses in Proverbs with "rod" in them in NIV. # Proverbs 10:13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment. # Proverbs 13:24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. # Proverbs 14:3 A fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them. # Proverbs 22:8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. # Proverbs 22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. # Proverbs 23:13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. # Proverbs 23:14 Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death. # Proverbs 26:3 A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! # Proverbs 29:15 The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.