Proverbs 23:14
If you use physical correction you can save them from death.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
In Context
13Don't keep from disciplining your children—a beating won't kill them.
15My son, if you think wisely then I'll be happy;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 5:5Hand over this man to Satan so his sinful nature may be destroyed and he himself be saved on the day of the Lord.
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 →