Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: 1 But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
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: 1 But there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 1
25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: 1 But the belly of the wicked shall want.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; 1 Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 1
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, 1 And let not thy soul spare for his crying. 1
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from the child: 1 For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 1
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; 1 Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. 1
Hebrews 12:6for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and 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 →