Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
23Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from the child; for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Proverbs 29:17Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest, and shall give delight unto thy soul.
Hebrews 12:6for whom [the] Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:24
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. See here, 1. How a small estate may be improved by industry, so that a man, by making the best of every thing, may live comfortably upon it: Much food is in the tillage of the poor, the poor farmers, that have but a little, but take pains with that little and husband it well. Many make it an excuse for their idleness that they have but a little to work on, a very little to be doing with; but the less compass the field… Read the whole commentary →