Proverbs 13:24
Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, || And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
23Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, || And substance is consumed without judgment.
25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, || And the belly of the wicked lacks!
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom YHWH loves He reproves, || Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for there is hope, || And do not lift up your soul to put him to death.
Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a youth, || When you strike him with a rod he does not die.
Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he gives you comfort, || Indeed, he gives delights to your soul.
Hebrews 12:6for whom the LORD loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives”;
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 →