"spare the rod and spoil the child" meaning in English

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        "If one does not discipline a child, the child will never learn obedience and good manners."
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          "word": "give him enough rope and he'll hang himself"
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          "word": "spare the rod and you will spoil the child"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bù dǎ bù chéng qì",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "不打不成器"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "省了棍子，慣壞了孩子"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "省了棍子"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shěng le gùnzi, guànhuài le háizi",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "惯坏了孩子"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sāntiānbùdǎ, shàngfángjiēwǎ",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "三天不打，上房揭瓦"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "den man elsker, tugter man"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "zachte heelmeesters, stinkende wonden"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "amo kaj puno loĝas komune"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "joka vitsaa säästää, se lastaan vihaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "qui aime bien, châtie bien"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "wer sein Kind liebt, der schlägt es"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ópoios agapá, timoreí",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "όποιος αγαπά, τιμωρεί"
        },
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hòs pheídetai tês baktērías miseî tòn huiòn autoû, ho dè agapôn epimelôs paideúei",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "ὃς φείδεται τῆς βακτηρίας μισεῖ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἀγαπῶν ἐπιμελῶς παιδεύει"
        },
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khosékh shivtó soné b'no",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ, שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "néha jól jön egy jól irányzott pofon"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "elkel néha egy jól irányzott pofon"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "chi ama bene, castiga bene"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kawaii ko ni wa tabi o sase yo",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "可愛い子には旅をさせよ"
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          "alt": "ししのこおとし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shishi no ko otoshi",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "獅子の子落とし"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "goun jasik maero kiunda",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "고운 자식 매로 키운다"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "quī bene amat, bene castīgat"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "kto dobrze kocha, ten tęgo bije"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "dzieci trzeba trzymać krótko"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "kto się lubi ten się czubi"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "quem ama, castiga"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "пожале́ешь ро́згу — испо́ртишь ребёнка (požaléješʹ rózgu — ispórtišʹ rebjónka)",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "кого́ люблю́ — того́ и бью (kovó ljubljú — tovó i bʹju)",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "escatima el palo y malcría al hijo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "la letra con sangre entra"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "den man älskar, agar man"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "aga din son medan han är liten, annars agar han dig när han blir stor"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "mokkai vaṅganidi mānai vaṅguna",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "మొక్కై వంగనిది మానై వంగున"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "insan sevdiğine takılırmış"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
          "word": "cá không ăn muối cá ươn"
        }
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        "King James Version of the Bible",
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        "spare the rod and spoil the child"
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  "etymology_text": "Commonly claimed to have come from the King James Version of the Bible, Book of Proverbs, 13:24: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”\nDue to the associated “spoil\" concept which is not in the Bible, it more likely came from a 17th-century poem by Samuel Butler called Hudibras. 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:\n* “What medicine else can cure the fits\nOf lovers when they lose their wits?\nLove is a boy by poets styled\nThen spare the rod and spoil the child.”",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bù dǎ bù chéng qì",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "不打不成器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "省了棍子，慣壞了孩子"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "省了棍子"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shěng le gùnzi, guànhuài le háizi",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "惯坏了孩子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sāntiānbùdǎ, shàngfángjiēwǎ",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "三天不打，上房揭瓦"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "den man elsker, tugter man"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "zachte heelmeesters, stinkende wonden"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "amo kaj puno loĝas komune"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "joka vitsaa säästää, se lastaan vihaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "qui aime bien, châtie bien"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "wer sein Kind liebt, der schlägt es"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ópoios agapá, timoreí",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "όποιος αγαπά, τιμωρεί"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hòs pheídetai tês baktērías miseî tòn huiòn autoû, ho dè agapôn epimelôs paideúei",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "ὃς φείδεται τῆς βακτηρίας μισεῖ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἀγαπῶν ἐπιμελῶς παιδεύει"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khosékh shivtó soné b'no",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ, שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "néha jól jön egy jól irányzott pofon"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "elkel néha egy jól irányzott pofon"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "chi ama bene, castiga bene"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kawaii ko ni wa tabi o sase yo",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "可愛い子には旅をさせよ"
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      "alt": "ししのこおとし",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "shishi no ko otoshi",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "獅子の子落とし"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "goun jasik maero kiunda",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "고운 자식 매로 키운다"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "quī bene amat, bene castīgat"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "kto dobrze kocha, ten tęgo bije"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "dzieci trzeba trzymać krótko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "kto się lubi ten się czubi"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "quem ama, castiga"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "пожале́ешь ро́згу — испо́ртишь ребёнка (požaléješʹ rózgu — ispórtišʹ rebjónka)",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "кого́ люблю́ — того́ и бью (kovó ljubljú — tovó i bʹju)",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "escatima el palo y malcría al hijo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "la letra con sangre entra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "den man älskar, agar man"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "aga din son medan han är liten, annars agar han dig när han blir stor"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mokkai vaṅganidi mānai vaṅguna",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "మొక్కై వంగనిది మానై వంగున"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "insan sevdiğine takılırmış"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility",
      "word": "cá không ăn muối cá ươn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spare the rod and spoil the child"
}