Proverbs 13:24
He that withholdeth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12Because whomever the Lord loveth he admonisheth; and as a father who delighteth in [his] son.
Proverbs 19:18Chastise thy son, for there is hope; and let not thy soul spare [him] for his crying.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not from a lad correction; for if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he will procure thee rest: yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
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 →