Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
25The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy sonne while there is hope, and let not thy soule spare for his murmuring.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy sonne and he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.
Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth: and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:24
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. See here, 1. How a small estate may be improved by industry, so that a man, by making the best of every thing, may live comfortably upon it: Much food is in the tillage of the poor, the poor farmers, that have but a little, but take pains with that little and husband it well. Many make it an excuse for their idleness that they have but a little to work on, a very little to be doing with; but the less compass the field… Read the whole commentary →