The Rod of Correction (Proverbs 13)
The phrase Spare the rod, spoil the child, isn't found in the Bible, but Proverbs does talk about the rod of punishment. Scripture uses it as a figure of speech for discipline and it's an act of love. Proverbs 13:24 says, If you do not punish your children, you don't love them, but if you love your children, you will correct them. The resolve to correct our children in a way that moves their heart toward godliness is an act of love. Learning how to do that is a part of being a good parent.
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The phrase Spare the rod, spoil the child, isn't found in the Bible, but Proverbs does talk about the rod of punishment. Scripture uses it as a figure of speech for discipline and it's an act of love. Proverbs 13:24 says, If you do not punish your children, you don't love them, but if you love your children, you will correct them. The resolve to correct our children in a way that moves their heart toward godliness is an act of love. Learning how to do that is a part of being a good parent.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Where do you buy a rod of correction?
Ron: Where do you buy a rod of correction?
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Ron: “Spare the rod, spoil the child,” right? Well, that phrase isn’t found anywhere in the Bible, but Proverbs does talk about the “rod of punishment.” Now, rod sounds kind of harsh. But scripture uses it as a figure of speech for discipline of any kind. And it’s an act of love. Proverbs 13:24 says, “If you do not punish your children, you don’t love them, but if you love your children, you will correct them.”
You see, the resolve to correct our children in a way that moves their heart toward godliness is an act of love. Learning how to do that is a part of being a good parent. Now, don’t be confused. You don’t buy the rod of punishment. You are it. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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