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Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.
Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.
Hebrew Names Version
Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
King James Version
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
English Standard Version
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
New American Standard Bible
Do not withhold discipline from a child; Though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from a child; Though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
New Century Version
Don't fail to punish children. If you spank them, they won't die.
Don't fail to punish children. If you spank them, they won't die.
Amplified Bible
Do not withhold discipline from the child; If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from the child; If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
World English Bible
Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.
Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not withhold discipline from the child,Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from the child,Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Contemporary English Version
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Don't fail to correct your children. You won't kill them by being firm,Complete Jewish Bible
Don't withhold discipline from a child — if you beat him with a stick, he won't die!
Don't withhold discipline from a child — if you beat him with a stick, he won't die!
Darby Translation
Withhold not correction from the child; for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Withhold not correction from the child; for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Easy-to-Read Version
Always correct children when they need it. If you spank them, it will not kill them.
Always correct children when they need it. If you spank them, it will not kill them.
George Lamsa Translation
Do not withhold chastisement from a child; for if you beat him, he will not die.
Do not withhold chastisement from a child; for if you beat him, he will not die.
Good News Translation
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Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.Lexham English Bible
Do not withhold discipline from a child, if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from a child, if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Literal Translation
Do not withhold correction from a boy, for if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold correction from a boy, for if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Witholde not correccion from ye childe, for yf thou beatest him wt the rodde, he shal not dye therof.
Witholde not correccion from ye childe, for yf thou beatest him wt the rodde, he shal not dye therof.
American Standard Version
Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Bible in Basic English
Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.
Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
King James Version (1611)
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Withholde not correction from the chylde: for if thou beatest hym with the rodde, he shall not dye thereof:
Withholde not correction from the chylde: for if thou beatest hym with the rodde, he shall not dye thereof:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
English Revised Version
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Nile thou withdrawe chastisyng fro a child; for thouy thou smyte hym with a yerde, he schal not die.
Nile thou withdrawe chastisyng fro a child; for thouy thou smyte hym with a yerde, he schal not die.
Update Bible Version
Don't withhold correction from the child; [For] if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Don't withhold correction from the child; [For] if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Webster's Bible Translation
Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
New English Translation
Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
New King James Version
Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
New Living Translation
Don't fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won't kill them.
Don't fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won't kill them.
New Life Bible
Do not keep from punishing the child if he needs it. If you beat him with the stick, he will not die.
Do not keep from punishing the child if he needs it. If you beat him with the stick, he will not die.
New Revised Standard
Do not withhold discipline from your children; if you beat them with a rod, they will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from your children; if you beat them with a rod, they will not die.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not withhold, from a child, correction, When thou smitest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Do not withhold, from a child, correction, When thou smitest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.
Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.
Revised Standard Version
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
Young's Literal Translation
Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.
Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.
THE MESSAGE
12 Don't be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won't kill them. A good spanking, in fact, might save them from something worse than death.
12 Don't be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won't kill them. A good spanking, in fact, might save them from something worse than death.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Contextual Overview
12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. 13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol. 15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice. 16My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 29:17
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 21:18 - when they 1 Samuel 3:13 - restrained them not 1 Kings 1:6 - had not Proverbs 22:15 - but Luke 15:18 - I have Ephesians 6:4 - but Hebrews 12:7 - endure
Cross-References
Genesis 23:5
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
Genesis 23:8
"If you are willing for me to bury my dead," he said to them, "listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
"If you are willing for me to bury my dead," he said to them, "listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
2 Samuel 24:24
"No," replied the king, "I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
"No," replied the king, "I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Acts 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Romans 13:8
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Colossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Withhold not correction from the child,.... When he has committed a fault, and correction is necessary; for to spare it is the ruin of the child, and no proof of true affection in the parent, but the reverse; see Proverbs 13:24;
for, [if] thou beatest him with a rod, he shall not die; if he be beaten moderately, there is no danger of his dying under the rod, or with the stripes given him; besides, such moderate and proper corrections may be a means of preserving him from such crimes as would bring him to a shameful and untimely death, and so he shall not die such a death; and by such means, through the grace of God, he may escape the second, or eternal death.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
i. e., âYou will not kill your son by scourging him, you may kill him by with holding the scourge.â
Proverbs 23:14
Hell - Sheol, the world of the dead.
