Proverbs 23:12-14 & Pr 21:2

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death.
Proverbs 23:12-14

We justify our actions by appearances;
GOD examines our motives.

Pr 21:2