Proverbs 23:14
Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
In Context
13Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 5:5you are to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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 →