Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 fathers: but for others it is gathered with out judgment.
25The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked is never to be filled.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
Proverbs 19:18Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 29:17Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth; and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
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 →