Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
Proverbs 13:24 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who spares his rod [of discipline] hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines diligently and punishes him early. [Prov. 19:18; 22:15; 23:13; 29:15, 17.] American Standard Version (1901) He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Common English Bible Those who withhold the rod hate their children, but the one who loves them applies discipline. Catholic Public Domain Version He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes. |
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.
If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
And thou shalt consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.