Proverbs 23:13
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Withhold not correction from the child: for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Withhold not correction from the child: for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.
Webster's Revision
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
World English Bible
Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
Barnes's Proverbs 23:13 Bible Commentary
i. e., "You will not kill your son by scourging him, you may kill him by with holding the scourge."
Wesley's Proverbs 23:13 Bible Commentary
23:13 Shall not die - It is a likely way to prevent his destruction.
