Proverbs 23:14

Proverbs 23:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
• New International Version (NIV)Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his soul from hell.

Context of Proverbs 23:14

12Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge. 13Do not withhold discipline from the child; If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die. You shall swat him with the reed-like rod And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). 15My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will also be glad; 16Yes, my heart will rejoice When your lips speak right things.

Proverbs 23:14 word by word

אַ֭תָּה בַּשֵּׁ֣בֶט תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מִשְּׁא֥וֹל תַּצִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt beatנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him with the rodשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• and shalt deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• from hellשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:14

• Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.
• 1 Corinthians 5:5you are to hand over this man to Satan for the destruction of his body, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we [fall short and] are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined [by undergoing His correction] so that we will not be condemned [to eternal punishment] along with the world.

Commentaries on Proverbs 23:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Thou shalt beat him with the rod - A proper correction of children was a favourite point of discipline with Solomon. We have already seen how forcibly he speaks on this subject. See the notes on the places referred to in 1 Corinthians 5:5; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 Here is a parent instructing his child to give his mind to the Scriptures. Here is a parent correcting his child: accompanied with prayer, and blessed of God, it may prove a means of preventing his destruction. Here is a parent encouraging his child, telling him what would be for his good. And what a comfort it would be, if herein he answered his expectation!Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Saying 12: Refer to Proverbs 19:18; 29:17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. While there is little danger that the use of the "divine ordinance of the rod" will produce bodily harm, there is great hope of spiritual good.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 23:14

• Children
• Hell
• Parents

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Commentaries on Proverbs 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings