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Don`t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
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Discipline as Rescue
Commentators explain a paradox in this verse: what seems harsh (physical discipline) is presented as life-preserving, while what seems kind (withholding correction) can lead to the child's ruin. Albert Barnes states it plainly, suggesting you won't kill your son by scourging him, but you might 'kill him by withholding the scourge.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That is, “You will not kill your son by scourging him, you may kill him by withholding the scourge” (Proverbs 23:14).
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19th Century
Anglican
He shall not die — that is, a moderate correction, such as that advised in Proverbs 19:18 (see note), will not injure him—quite th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Withhold not correction from the child When he has committed a fault, and correction is necessary; for to spare it i…
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