Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth the rod hateth his son; But he who loveth him chasteneth him early.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom the LORD loveth he chasteneth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son because there is hope, But let not thy soul desire to slay him.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from a child; If thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 29:17Chastise thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight to thy soul.
Hebrews 12:6for whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth; and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.”
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 →