English Standard Version
Proverbs 23:14
14If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his soul from hell.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Physical discipline may well save them from death.
Context of Proverbs 23:14
12Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge. 13Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol. 15My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. 16My inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:14 word by word
אַ֭תָּה בַּשֵּׁ֣בֶט תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מִשְּׁא֥וֹל תַּצִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:14
- Proverbs 22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned 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
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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
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