Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.
14Thou shalt smite him with the rodde, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy sonne and he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.
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 →