Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
King James Version
In Context
23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
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 →