Proverbs Chapter 13 verse 24 Holy Bible
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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One who spares the rod hates his son, But one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
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Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 24. - He that spareth his rod hateth his son. Correction of children is a great point with our author (see Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 22:15; Proverbs 23:13, etc.; Proverbs 29:15, 17). So Ecclus. 30:1, "He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end." Dukes, "Gold must be beaten, and a boy needs blows" ('Rabbin. Blumenlese,' 71). Chasteneth him betimes; literally, early in the morning (Proverbs 1:28; Proverbs 8:17), which may mean, in the morning of life, ere evil habits have time to grow, or directly after the offence. Or the expression may signify "diligently." Vulgate, instanter; Septuagint, ἐπιμελῶς.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) Betimes.--While he may yet be influenced rightly, and before faults are rooted in him.