Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 thy heart apply itself to instruction: and thy ears to words of knowledge.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes.
Proverbs 22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away.
Proverbs 29:17Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall 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 →