What Proverbs 13:24 means to me (as a children's rights adult)

Many pro-spanking parents will cite the Bible as a reason to say that spanking a child is sin. Others here ignore texts such as Prov. 13:24. Proverbs 13:24 has nothing to do with raising a child, hence why I rarely bring it up. There is a whole historical context behind the verse that most Christian parents are missing.

It says in Proverbs 13:24 KJV:

He that spareth the rod hates his son: but he who loveth his son chasteneth him betimes.

"Son" here refers to an adult son over the age of majority, which was 13 now, with 18 being the modern-day equivalent. The rod here is referred to the Hebrew word שםח (Latin: shebet) referring literally to the rod of correction for younger men who got caught up in the legal system in ancient Israel, in a way that would make Israelite national news, meaning a once-in-a-lifetime event in any Israelite settlement. Most of the time, the rod in these verses could be interpreted and applied in layers, meaning the rod of correction referred symbolically to living on the edge, and then perishing because of entitled recklessness and foolishness. We aren't talking about a rowdy young child, but a rowdy young man that frequents prostitutes, orgies, alcohol, unclean meats, and such.

In order for an adult son to be whipped by his father, there had to be extensive due process, meaning there had to be warnings, and the warnings had to be then when the individual was caught in the act. Living on the edge, literally, meant you were going places, meaning headed for destruction by the Israelite state, meaning you were warned by your father and mother repeatedly that you would have to endure judicial corporal punishment, with the father being the court-appointed accessory. The legal system operated as a hitman, meaning the parents were desperate, in a way that had them stigmatized in that society as snowflakes, to the point where every single parent recanted the allegations against their stubborn and rebellious son, deeming him a prodigal son, praying for him and keeping him in his heart, something most parents did in the first place and said "if you need to kill your child due to their rebellion, you must have modeled that behavior to them".

The rod of correction was a legal menace, much like the image of a mugshot. When you see a mugshot, does it make you that less likely to commit a crime? It does for me. Very few sons got the rod of correction, and most did because they killed their neighbor or abused their children, the latter meaning punishing or falsely encouraging their the grandchildren of their parents, meaning grandparents then were authoritarian in a different way - they stepped in usually to stop abuse and put the sick puppy down for kidnapping or incest, by their order of investigation in the family, to purge the family of all uncleanness, sexual impurity, and hatred of children. No adult son got the tail end of a switch just for disobedience.

Children, meaning minor children that were not of age, were not punished, but were raised in an attached manner. Ancient Jewish culture was attachment parenting culture, in the form of mutual submission and mutual respect between parents and children. This culture is uplifted in the New Testament, meaning Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things, as this is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they become discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to providing custody, meaning children resting while their every need is provided for by parents, with parents supplying the every demand of children in terms of needs, including attachment needs, with children being able to say or do anything in relation to parents, not fearing any sort of punishment or reprisal from parents, owing absolutely nothing in return to parents, yet nonetheless showing gratitude and thanksgiving to non-abusive, non-violent parents by listening to their reassuring voice and taking up their example in terms of values. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to "stirring up" anger or upset in children, in terms of "stirring the pot" in terms of negative and hurt emotions from children, referring to spanking and punishing children, which was a Hellenistic tradition which Paul was insisting had to die upon entry onto Church grounds. God used the Apostle Paul to officially, and explicitly, ban spanking throughout the world. Any commandment of God than can be applied today applies, as written to its original legal context, which is a Christian context here.

Attachment parenting was the norm in ancient Jewish culture, and Early Christian culture alike, with parents remaining close to their children, Mothers swaddled their infant children to their bosom until age 3, with breastfeeding allowed (or at least tolerated) everywhere in public. Skin-to-skin contact was also used to bond with children, with the bond to both parents lasting for a lifetime, meaning when children came home to parents, even the toughest of men, they regressed into a child-like state, meaning the culture was hospitable towards adult children - come on back home sometime, kick back your shoes, and maybe have something to drink. Adult children could always seek refuge with parents, and the door was always open. Usually, though, adult children were motivated to be independent as they ranged away from parents, experiencing the cushioning of attachment parenting enough to form the self-control and self-discipline to handle the real world.

The rod verses in Proverbs refer to judicial corporal punishment, not familial corporal punishment. Replace "rod of correction" with "Department of Corrections" and it means the same thing. You do the big boy crime, you do the big boy time.

The depraved and entitled parents will BURN! Let them descend forever into the abyss of Hell-fire, which is the lake of fire, meaning the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!