Proverbs 23:13
11 for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
15 My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
- KJV
- Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
- WEB
- Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
- ASV
- Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
- DARBY
- Withhold not correction from the child; for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:
- BLB
- Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
- ÅB
- La ikke den unge være uten tukt! Når du slår ham med riset, skal han ikke dø.
- OTB
- Hold ikke tilbake disiplin fra et barn; hvis du slår dem med staven, vil de ikke dø.
- B1930
- La ikke den unge være uten tukt! Når du slår ham med riset, skal han ikke dø.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Read in contextProverbs 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Read in contextProverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Read in contextProverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
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