Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.
Young's Literal Translation
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 in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.
14Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
Proverbs 22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights 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 →