Proverbs 23:13
Do not be willing to take away discipline from a child. For if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Catholic Public Domain 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
12Let your heart enter into doctrine, and let your ears enter into words of knowledge.
14You will strike him with the rod, and so shall you deliver his soul from Hell.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
Proverbs 29:17Teach your son, and he will refresh you, and he will give delight to your 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 →