Proverbs 23:13 - Compare All Versions

Deildu

Don’t be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won’t kill them. A good spanking, in fact, might save them from something worse than death.

Withhold not correction from the child: For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

Don’t fail to punish children. If you spank them, they won’t die.

Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

¶Do not withhold discipline from the child; If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.

Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them.

Don’t withhold appropriate discipline from your child. Go ahead and punish him when he needs it. Don’t worry—it won’t kill him!

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.