Proverbs 23:13

Proverbs 23:13 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

13Do not withhold discipline from a child;

if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

13¶Do not withhold discipline from a child;

Though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

13Do not hold back discipline from the child,

Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

13¶Do not withhold discipline from the child;

If you 23:13 Lit smite.swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.

13Do not withhold discipline from a child;

although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

13Don’t hold back correction from a child.

If you correct them, they won’t die.