Proverbios 23:13

13 No detengas el castigo del niño; porque si lo hirieres con vara, no morirá

Proverbios 23:13 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:13

Withhold not correction from the child
When he has committed a fault, and correction is necessary; for to spare it is the ruin of the child, and no proof of true affection in the parent, but the reverse; see ( Proverbs 13:24 ) ( 19:18 ) ; for, [if] thou beatest him with a rod, he shall not die;
if he be beaten moderately, there is no danger of his dying under the rod, or with the stripes given him; besides, such moderate and proper corrections may be a means of preserving him from such crimes as would bring him to a shameful and untimely death, and so he shall not die such a death; and by such means, through the grace of God, he may escape the second, or eternal death.

Proverbios 23:13 In-Context

11 porque el redentor de ellos es el Fuerte, el cual juzgará la causa de ellos contra ti

12 Aplica tu corazón al castigo, y tus oídos a las palabras de sabiduría

13 No detengas el castigo del niño; porque si lo hirieres con vara, no morirá

14 Tú lo herirás con vara, y librarás su alma del Seol

15 Hijo mío, si tu corazón fuere sabio, también a mí se me alegrará el corazón