Proverbs 23:14
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- KJV
- Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
- WEB
- Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
- ASV
- Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
- DARBY
- thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
- BLB
- You strike him with the rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- ÅB
- Du slår ham med riset, men du frelser hans sjel fra dødsriket.
- OTB
- Slå dem med staven og redd deres sjel fra Sheol.
- B1930
- Du slår ham med riset, men du frelser hans sjel fra dødsriket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 5:5
To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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 context1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
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