Matthew Henry Commentary Proverbs 23:14

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

Here is a parent instructing his child to apply his mind to the Scriptures. Here is a parent correcting his child: accompanied with prayer and blessed by God, it may prove a means of preventing his destruction. Here is a parent encouraging his child, telling him what would be for his good. And what a comfort it would be, if in this he fulfilled his expectation!