Deuteronomy 25:2 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 2 If the wicked one deserves to be beaten,+ the judge will have him lie down prostrate, and he will be beaten in his presence. The number of strokes should correspond to the wickedness of his deed. Proverbs 10:13 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning person,+But the rod is for the back of one lacking good sense.*+ Proverbs 19:29 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 29 Judgment is in store for ridiculers,+And beatings for the back of the stupid ones.+
2 If the wicked one deserves to be beaten,+ the judge will have him lie down prostrate, and he will be beaten in his presence. The number of strokes should correspond to the wickedness of his deed.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning person,+But the rod is for the back of one lacking good sense.*+