Proverbs 13:24
He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens him.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
23The righteous shall spend many years in wealth: but the unrighteous shall perish suddenly.
25A just man eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in lack.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten your son, for so he shall be hopeful; and be not exalted in your soul to haughtiness.
Proverbs 23:13Refrain not from chastening a child; for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 29:17Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honor to your 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 →