Medieval schoolboy being birched 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.”
Due 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 spanking [ 1]
“What medicine else can cure the fits spare the rod and spoil the child
If one does not discipline a child, the child will never learn obedience and good manners . if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不打不成器 ( bù dǎ bù chéng qì ) , 省了棍子，慣壞了孩子 ／ 省了棍子，惯坏了孩子 ( shěng le gùnzi, guànhuài le háizi ) , 三天不打，上房揭瓦 ( sāntiānbùdǎ, shàngfángjiēwǎ )
Czech: please add this translation if you can
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: qui aime bien, châtie bien (fr)
German: wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind wer sein Kind liebt, der schlägt es
Greek: όποιος αγαπά, τιμωρεί ( ópoios agapá, timoreí )
Ancient Greek: ὃς φείδεται τῆς βακτηρίας μισεῖ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἀγαπῶν ἐπιμελῶς παιδεύει ( hòs pheídetai tês baktērías miseî tòn huiòn autoû, ho dè agapôn epimelôs paideúei )
Hebrew: חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ, שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ ( khosékh shivtó soné b'no )
Hungarian: néha jól jön egy jól irányzott pofon elkel néha egy jól irányzott pofon
Italian: chi ama bene, castiga bene
Japanese: 可愛い子には旅をさせよ (ja) ( kawaii ko ni wa tabi o sase yo ) , 獅子の子落とし (ja) ( ししのこおとし, shishi no ko otoshi )
Korean: 고운 자식 매 로 키운다 ( goun jasik maero kiunda )
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 ( požaléješʹ rózgu — ispórtišʹ rebjónka ) , кого́ люблю́ — того́ и бью ( kovó ljubljú — tovó i bʹju )
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 ( mokkai vaṅganidi mānai vaṅguna )
Turkish: insan sevdiğine takılırmış
Vietnamese: cá không ăn muối cá ươn thương cho roi cho vọt, ghét cho ngọt cho bùi thương cho roi cho vọt
