Proverbs 13 · Verse 24

Proverbs 13:24

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 13:24, King James Version

Proverbs 13:24 in other translations

BSBHe who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
WEBOne who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
ASVHe that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
YLTWhoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
DARBYHe that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
BBEHe who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
WebsterHe that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

What does Proverbs 13:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. spareth--or, "withholds." rod--of correction. hateth--or, acts as if he hated him (compare Pr 3:12; 8:36). chasteneth ... betimes--or, "diligently seeks for him all useful discipline."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son - That is, if he hated him, he could not do him a greater disservice than not to correct him when his obstinacy or disobedience requires it. We have met with this subject already, and it is a favourite with Solomon. See Psa 34:10 (note) and Psa 37:3 (note). The Rev. Mr. Holden makes some sensible observations on this passage: "By the neglect of early correction the desires (passions) obtain ascendancy; the temper becomes irascible, peevish, querulous. Pride is nourished, humility destroyed, and by the habit of indulgence the mind is incapacitated to bear with firmness and equanimity the cares and sorrows, the checks and disappointments, which flesh is heir to."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
He acts as if he hated his child, who, by false indulgence, permits sinful habits to gather strength, which will bring sorrow here, and misery hereafter.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 13:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.Sekh[one who] restrainsH2820
שִׁ֭בְטוֹShiv.tovrod hisH7626
שׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'[is] hatingH8130
בְנ֑וֹve.Noson hisH1121
וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹve.'o.ha.Voand [one who] loves himH157
שִֽׁחֲר֥וֹshi.cha.Rohe seeks early himH7836
מוּסָֽר\׃mu.SardisciplineH4148

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 13:24

  • Proverbs 29:17

    Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

  • Proverbs 23:13-14

    Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

  • Proverbs 29:15

    The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

  • Proverbs 19:18

    Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

  • Hebrews 12:6-8

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

  • Proverbs 22:15

    Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Proverbs 3:12

    For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

  • Proverbs 8:36

    But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:12; 8:36; 19:18; 22:15; 23:13,14; 29:15,17; Lu 14:26; Heb 12:6-8

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Context

  • Proverbs 13:23

    Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Proverbs 13:24

    He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Proverbs 13:25

    The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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Proverbs 13:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El que detiene el castigo, á su hijo aborrece: mas el que lo ama, madruga á castigarlo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Celui qui épargne la verge hait son fils, mais celui qui l’aime met de la diligence à le discipliner.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer seine Rute spart, haßt seinen Sohn, aber wer ihn lieb hat, sucht ihn früh heim mit Züchtigung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui parcit virgæ odit filium suum; qui autem diligit illum instanter erudit.