Proverbs 23:13
Do not refuse to discipline your children; if you punish/spank them, it will not cause them to die,
Translation for Translators
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
12Pay attention to what your teachers teach you, and try to learn from the wise things that they say.
14and it may save them from going to the place where dead people are.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24Those who do not punish their children for bad behavior do not really love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
Proverbs 22:15Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they will ◄stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should►.
Proverbs 29:17If you discipline your children, they will no longer do things that will cause you to be worried; instead, they will do things that will delight you [SYN].
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 →