13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;

if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

14 Punish them with the rod

and save them from death.

15 My son, if your heart is wise,

then my heart will be glad indeed;

13 Withhold not correction from the child:

For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod,

And shalt deliver his soul from hell.

15 My son, if thine heart be wise,

My heart shall rejoice, even mine.

13 Don’t fail to discipline your children.

The rod of punishment won’t kill them.

14 Physical discipline

may well save them from death.

15 My child, if your heart is wise,

my own heart will rejoice!

13 Do not withhold correction from a child,

For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

14 You shall beat him with a rod,

And deliver his soul from hell.

15 My son, if your heart is wise,

My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;

13 Don’t fail to punish children.

If you spank them, they won’t die.

14 If you spank them,

you will save them from death.

15 My child, if you are wise,

then I will be happy.

13 Withhold not correction from the child;

For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod,

And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

15 My son, if thy heart be wise,

My heart will be glad, even mine:

13 Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die: 14 thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol. 15 My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;

13 Do not hesitate to discipline a child. 

If you spank him, he will not die. 

14 Spank him yourself, 

and you will save his soul from hell. 

15 My son, 

if you have a wise heart, 

my heart will rejoice as well. 

13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;

if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

14 Strike him with a rod,

and you will rescue his life from Sheol.

15 My son, if your heart is wise,

my heart will indeed rejoice.

13 Do not withhold discipline from your children;

if you beat them with a rod, they will not die.

14 If you beat them with the rod,

you will save their lives from Sheol.

15 My child, if your heart is wise,

my heart too will be glad.

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child,

if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.

14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,

and his life you will save from Sheol.

15 My child, if your heart is wise,

my heart will be glad—even me!

13 Don’t hold back training from a child.

If you correct him, he won’t die.

14 So correct him.

Then you will save him from death.

15 My child, if your heart is wise,

my heart will be glad.

13 Do not hold back discipline from the child,

Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

14 You shall strike him with the rod

And rescue his soul from Sheol.

15 My son, if your heart is wise,

My own heart also will be glad;