Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 23:13 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Withhold not correction from the child: for {if} thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”
Proverbs 23:13
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
For their redeemer {is} mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}
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