Proverbs 23:14
Beat him thyself with the rod, And thou shalt rescue him from the underworld.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
In Context
13Withhold not correction from a child; If thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 5:5to deliver such a man over to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
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 →