Proverbs 23:13-14

Lexham English Bible

¹³Do not withhold discipline from a child,
if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
¹⁴As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
and his life^[a] you will save from Sheol.^[b]

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Footnotes

Proverbs 23:14 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 23:14 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld

Proverbs 23:13-14

Common English Bible

¹³Don’t withhold instruction from children;
if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
¹⁴Strike them with a rod,
and you will save their lives from the grave.^[a]

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