Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold, from a child, correction, When thou smitest him with the rod, he shall not die:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
12Bring, to correction, thy heart, and thine ears, to the sayings of knowledge.
14Thou, with the rod, shalt smite him, and, his soul from hades, shalt thou deliver.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son,—but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, that he may give thee rest, that he may give delight to thy soul.
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 →