Proverbs 23:13
Refrain not from chastening a child; for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 your heart to instruction, and prepare your ears for words of discretion.
14For you shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from death.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens him.
Proverbs 22:15Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.
Proverbs 29:17Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honor to your 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 →