Proverbes 23:13

13 N'épargne pas la correction à l'enfant; Si tu le frappes de la verge, il ne mourra point.

Proverbes 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.

Proverbes 23:13 In-Context

11 Car leur vengeur est puissant: Il défendra leur cause contre toi.

12 Ouvre ton coeur à l'instruction, Et tes oreilles aux paroles de la science.

13 N'épargne pas la correction à l'enfant; Si tu le frappes de la verge, il ne mourra point.

14 En le frappant de la verge, Tu délivres son âme du séjour des morts.

15 Mon fils, si ton coeur est sage, Mon coeur à moi sera dans la joie;