These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](../22/20.md)).
# Do not withhold instruction from a child
The abstract noun "instruction" can be translated as a verb. AT: "Do not neglect to instruct a child" or "Do not refuse to instruct a child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
# withhold
refuse to give something that one knows another person needs