Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from the child, [for] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
In Context
12Apply thy heart to instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
14Thou shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from Sheol.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest, yea, he will give delight to thy soul.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:13-17
Parental Duties. 12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. Here is, 1. A parent instructing his child. He is here brought in persuading him to give his mind to his book,… Read the whole commentary →