Proverbs 13:24
Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In Context
23Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
Proverbs 19:18Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.
Proverbs 29:17Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
Hebrews 12:6for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He 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 →