Proverbes 23:13

13 N'épargne point la correction au jeune enfant; quand tu l'auras frappé de la verge, il n'en mourra pas.

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 plaidera leur cause contre toi.

12 Applique ton cœur à l'instruction, et tes oreilles aux paroles de la science.

13 N'épargne point la correction au jeune enfant; quand tu l'auras frappé de la verge, il n'en mourra pas.

14 En le frappant de la verge, tu délivreras son âme du Sépulcre

15 Mon fils, si ton cœur est sage, mon cœur s'en réjouira; oui, moi-même je m'en réjouirai;