Proverbs 23:13
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
World English Bible British
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
12Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
14Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Proverbs 22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
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 →