Proverbs 23:13
Proverbs 23:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶Do not withhold discipline from the child; If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
Proverbs 23:13-14 The Message (MSG)
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.
Proverbs 23:13 King James Version (KJV)
Withhold not correction from the child: For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 23:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:13 New Century Version (NCV)
Don’t fail to punish children. If you spank them, they won’t die.
Proverbs 23:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:13 New International Version (NIV)
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
Proverbs 23:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:13 New Living Translation (NLT)
Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them.