Proverbs 23:13-14
Modern English Version
Saying Thirteen
13 Do not withhold correction from a child,
for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with the rod,
and deliver his soul from death.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child,
if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
and his life[a] you will save from Sheol.[b]
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 23:24
Modern English Version
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
and he who fathers a wise child will have joy of him.
Proverbs 23:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice;
he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
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