This may seem a little odd to be posted here, but I was just reading some posts, and the phrase "Spare the rod, spoil the child" kept coming up, and being stated as a bible verse.
I looked it up.
It is not from the bible. Though many scripture verses seem to be in agreement with this phrase, it is actually a direct quote from a poem by Samuel Butler called "Hudibras".
Here is a link to infoplease, showing the excerpt of the poem
http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/spare-rod-spoil-child.html
If anyone is interested, google brought it up quick and easy. Thought you would like to know.
Carrie
I looked it up.
It is not from the bible. Though many scripture verses seem to be in agreement with this phrase, it is actually a direct quote from a poem by Samuel Butler called "Hudibras".
Here is a link to infoplease, showing the excerpt of the poem
http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/spare-rod-spoil-child.html
If anyone is interested, google brought it up quick and easy. Thought you would like to know.
Carrie