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Proverbs 13:24
Proverbs 13:24
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Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMoral Maxims.Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 13 continues Solomon's collection of sharp, contrasting wisdom sayings. The chapter holds together a consistent theme: how we speak, work, and respond to correction shapes our whole life. The wise person…Proverbs 13:24Proverbs 13:24 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. To the education of children in that which is good there is
necessary a due correction of them for what is amiss; every child of
ours is a child of Adam, and therefore has that foolishness bound up in…Proverbs 13:24Proverbs 13:24 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHe that spareth his rod hateth his son,.... Who withholds or withdraws his rod of correction, which is in his hand, which he has power to use, and ought to exercise at proper times; he, instead of loving his son, may be…Proverbs 13:24Proverbs 13:24 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThis verse is often misunderstood. It is not a call to harshness but a call to love that is willing to correct. 'Sparing the rod' means refusing to discipline — and the verse identifies this as a form of hatred, not…