Proverbs 23:12–18
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12Apply thine heart unto pinstruction,
And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13Withhold not pcorrection from the qchild:
For if thou beatest him with the rod, rhe shall not die.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
And shalt sdeliver his soul from hell.
15tMy son, if thine heart be wise,
My heart shall rejoice, ||ueven mine.
16Yea, xmy reins shall rejoice,
When thy lips speak yright things.
17Let not thine heart zenvy sinners:
But be thou in athe fear of the Lord all the day long.
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- pHeb. as ver. 13 See ch. 15:10 marg.
- pHeb. as ver. 13 See ch. 15:10 marg.
- qSee ch. 13:24.
- rComp. ch. 19:18 marg.
- sComp. 1 Cor 5:5.
- tver. 24, 25. See ch. 10:1.
- ||Or, even I will rejoice.
- uSo ch. 22:19.
- yver. 31 (Heb.). ch. 8:6. See Ps. 17:2.
- zch. 24:1. See Ps. 37:1.
- aSo ch. 28:14.
- bch. 24:14. Comp. Luke 16:25. See ch. 11:24.
- ||Or, reward. ch. 24:14, 20. Comp. Ps. 19:11. & 58:11.
- cPs. 37:37. ver. 32 (Heb.). ch. 19:20. & 20:21. Comp. Eccles. 12:14.
- bch. 24:14. Comp. Luke 16:25. See ch. 11:24.
- dSee Ps. 9:18.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Apply your heart to instruction
and your ear to words of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
If you strike him with the rod,
you will save his soul from Sheol.
My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
My inmost being will exult
when your lips speak what is right.
Let not your heart envy sinners,
but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Surely there is a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.
My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
There is surely a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.
Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.
Punish him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.
My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will indeed rejoice.
My innermost being will celebrate
when your lips say what is right.
Don’t let your heart envy sinners;
instead, always fear the Lord.
For then you will have a future,
and your hope will not be dashed.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
Don’t fail to discipline your children.
The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
Physical discipline
may well save them from death.
My child, if your heart is wise,
my own heart will rejoice!
Everything in me will celebrate
when you speak what is right.
Don’t envy sinners,
but always continue to fear the Lord.
You will be rewarded for this;
your hope will not be disappointed.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Apply your heart to instruction,
and your ear to sayings of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child,
if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
and his life you will save from Sheol.
My child, if your heart is wise,
my heart will be glad—even me!
And my insides will rejoice
when your lips speak what is upright.
May your heart not envy the sinners,
but live in fear of Yahweh all day.
Surely there is a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press