Proverbs 23:11-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11. for their Redeemer is strong, and He will take up their case against you.

12. Apply yourself to disciplineand listen to words of knowledge.

13. Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

14. Strike him with a rod,and you will rescue his life from Sheol.

Proverbs 23