Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Berean Standard Bible
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 your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring 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 →