Proverbs 23:13-14
Expanded Bible
13 Don’t ·fail to punish [L withhold instruction/discipline from] children.
If you ·spank them [L strike them with a rod], they won’t die.
14 If you ·spank them [L strike them with a rod],
you will save ·them from death [L their lives from Sheol/the grave].
Proverbs 23:13-14
Amplified Bible
13
Do not withhold discipline from the child;
If you [a]swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
14
You shall [b]swat him with the reed-like rod
And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:13 Lit smite.
- Proverbs 23:14 Lit smite.
Proverbs 23:24
Expanded Bible
24 The father of a ·good [righteous] child is very happy;
parents who have wise children are glad because of them.
Proverbs 23:24
Amplified Bible
24
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.
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