How we cite our quotes: (Chapter:Verse)
Quote #7
Discipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction. (NRSV 19:18)
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (KJV 19:18)
This is yet more "kid beating" advice. Don't let their tears stop you, says Proverbs—they'll destroy themselves without your discipline.
Quote #8
If you curse father or mother, your lamp will go out in utter darkness. (NRSV 20:20)
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. (KJV 20:20)
Again, pretty straightforward: without the guiding light of parental advice, you'll be utterly lost—no GPS can save you.
Quote #9
Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far away. (NRSV 22:15)
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (KJV 22:15)
To return to corporal punishment again: Proverbs says it helps drive away folly. Suffering builds character.