Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 23:14

"Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol." — Proverbs 23:14 (ASV)

And shalt deliver his soul from hell— i.e., Hades, the abode of the dead (Isaiah 14:9), death being the punishment of sin, and long life the reward of well-doing (Proverbs 3:2).