Proverbs 13:24
He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son,—but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
25The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.
Proverbs 19:18Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.
Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold, from a child, correction, When thou smitest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, that he may give thee rest, that he may give delight to thy soul.
Hebrews 12:6For, whom the Lord loveth, he doth, discipline, and scourgeth every son whom he doth welcome home.
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 →