Proverbs 23:13
אַל ־ תִּמְנַע מִנַּעַר מוּסָר כִּֽי ־ תַכֶּנּוּ בַשֵּׁבֶט לֹא יָמֽוּת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
12הָבִיאָה לַמּוּסָר לִבֶּךָ וְאָזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי ־ דָֽעַת ׃
14אַתָּה בַּשֵּׁבֶט תַּכֶּנּוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּצִּֽיל ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ וְאֹהֲבוֹ שִֽׁחֲרוֹ מוּסָֽר ׃
Proverbs 22:15אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב ־ נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
Proverbs 29:17יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ וִֽינִיחֶךָ וְיִתֵּן מַעֲדַנִּים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ ׃ פ
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 →