Proverbs 13:24
He that spares the rod hates his son: 1 But he that loves, carefully chastens him. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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: 1 But the unrighteous shall perish suddenly. 1
25A just man eats and satisfies his soul: 1 But the souls of the ungodly are in want.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, 1 And scourges every son whom he receives. 1
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son, for so he shall be hopeful; 1 And be not exalted in thy soul to haughtiness. 1
Proverbs 23:13Refrain not from chastening a child; 1 For if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die. 1
Proverbs 29:17Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; 1 And he shall give honor to thy soul. 1
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 →