Proverbi 23:13

13 Non risparmiare la correzione al fanciullo; se lo batti con la verga, non ne morrà;

Proverbi 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.

Proverbi 23:13 In-Context

11 ché il Vindice loro è potente; egli difenderà la causa loro contro di te.

12 Applica il tuo cuore all’istruzione, e gli orecchi alle parole della scienza.

13 Non risparmiare la correzione al fanciullo; se lo batti con la verga, non ne morrà;

14 lo batterai con la verga, ma libererai l’anima sua dal soggiorno de’ morti

15 Figliuol mio, se il tuo cuore e savio, anche il mio cuore si rallegrerà;