Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth the rod, hateth his son; but he that loveth him, teacheth busily, (or but he who loveth him, busily teacheth him).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For the Lord chastiseth him, whom he loveth; and as a father in the son he pleaseth him (or and like a father to his son who pleaseth him).
Proverbs 19:18Teach thy son, and despair thou not; but set thou not thy soul to the slaying of him (or but do not thou beat him).
Proverbs 23:13Do not thou withdraw chastising, ( or discipline), from a child; for though thou smitest him with a rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 29:17Teach thy son, and he shall comfort thee (or and he shall be a comfort to thee); and he shall give delights to thy soul.
Hebrews 12:6For the Lord chastiseth him that he loveth; he beateth [or he scourgeth] every son that 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 →