spare the rod and spoil the child

Etymology
Commonly claimed to have come from the, , 13:24: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”

Due to the associated “spoil" concept which is not in the Bible, it more likely came from a 17th-century poem by called . In the poem, a love affair is likened to a child, and spanking is mockingly commended as a way to make the love grow stronger. The actual verse reads: Of lovers when they lose their wits? Love is a boy by poets styled Then spare the rod and spoil the child.”
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Proverb

 * 1) If one does not discipline a child, the child will never learn obedience and good manners.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 不打不成器, 省了棍子，慣壞了孩子, 三天不打，上房揭瓦
 * Czech:
 * Danish: den man elsker, tugter man
 * Dutch: zachte heelmeesters, stinkende wonden
 * Esperanto: amo kaj puno loĝas komune
 * Finnish: joka vitsaa säästää, se lastaan vihaa
 * French:
 * German: wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind, wer sein Kind liebt, der schlägt es
 * Greek: όποιος αγαπά, τιμωρεί
 * Ancient Greek: ὃς φείδεται τῆς βακτηρίας μισεῖ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἀγαπῶν ἐπιμελῶς παιδεύει
 * Hebrew: חָסַךְ שבטו שׂוֹנֵא בְּנוֹ
 * Hungarian: néha jól jön egy jól irányzott pofon, elkel néha egy jól irányzott pofon
 * Italian: chi ama bene, castiga bene
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: quī bene amat, bene castīgat
 * Polish: kto dobrze kocha, ten tęgo bije, dzieci trzeba trzymać krótko, kto się lubi ten się czubi
 * Portuguese: quem ama, castiga
 * Russian: пожале́ешь ро́згу — испо́ртишь ребёнка, кого́ люблю́ — того́ и бью
 * Spanish: escatima el palo y malcría al hijo, quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar, la letra con sangre entra
 * Swedish: den man älskar, agar man, aga din son medan han är liten, annars agar han dig när han blir stor
 * Telugu: మొక్కై వంగనిది మానై వంగున
 * Turkish: insan sevdiğine takılırmış
 * Vietnamese: cá không ăn muối cá ươn