Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not from a lad correction; for if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Leeser Tanakh
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 thy heart unto instruction, and thy ears to the sayings of knowledge.
14Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod; but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He that withholdeth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes.
Proverbs 22:15When folly is bound fast to the heart of a lad, the rod of correction must remove it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he will procure thee rest: yea, he will give delight unto 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 →