Proverbs 13:24
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- KJV
- He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- WEB
- One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
- ASV
- He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- DARBY
- He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- BLB
- The one withholding his rod is hating his son, and one loving him diligently seeks him with discipline.
- ÅB
- Den som sparer sitt ris, hater sin sønn; men den som elsker ham, tukter ham tidlig.
- OTB
- Den som sparer riset hater sitt barn, men den som elsker sitt barn er flittig med å disiplinere det.
- B1930
- Den som sparer sitt ris, hater sin sønn; men den som elsker ham, tukter ham tidlig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Read in contextProverbs 23:13–14
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Read in contextProverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Read in contextProverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Read in contextHebrews 12:6–8
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Read in contextProverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Read in contextProverbs 3:12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Read in contextProverbs 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
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