Proverbs 23:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not hold backתִּמְנַ֣ע
(tim·na)
4513: to withhold, hold backa prim. root
disciplineמוּסָ֑ר
(mu·sar;)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
from the child,מִנַּ֣עַר
(min·na·'ar)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
Althoughכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you strikeתַכֶּ֥נּוּ
(tak·ken·nu)
5221: to smitea prim. root
him with the rod,בַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶט
(va·she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
he will not die.יָמֽוּת׃
(ya·mut.)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Withhold
mana`  (maw-nah')
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
not correction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
from the child
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
for if thou beatest
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him with the rod
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
he shall not die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

King James Bible
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't withhold discipline from a youth; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

International Standard Version
Don't withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with a rod, he won't die.

NET Bible
Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not withhold discipline from a boy, because if you strike him, he does not die.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not hesitate to discipline a child. If you spank him, he will not die.

King James 2000 Bible
Withhold not correction from the child: for if you beat him with a rod, he shall not die.
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