Proverbs 23:14
For you shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from death.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
In Context
13Refrain not from chastening a child; for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
15Son, if your heart be wise, you shall also gladden my heart;
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 →