Proverbs 23:12-15 in English

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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:

¹² Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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.

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and prepare your ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For you shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if your heart be wise, you shall also gladden my heart;

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beat 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 thine heart be wise, my heart shall be glad, even mine:

¹² Pay attention to what your teachers teach you, and try to learn from the wise things that they say.

¹³ Do not refuse to discipline your children; if you punish/spank them, it will not cause them to die,

¹⁴ and it may save them from going to the place where dead people are.

¹⁵ My son/child, if you SYN become wise, I SYN will be very happy.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and prepare your ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For you shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if your heart be wise, you shall also gladden my heart;

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹² Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

¹⁴ Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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;

¹² Let thy heart apply itself to instruction: and thy ears to words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee:

¹² Focus your mind on instruction; listen intently to words of knowledge.

¹³ Don't keep from disciplining your children—a beating won't kill them.

¹⁴ If you use physical correction you can save them from death.

¹⁵ My son, if you think wisely then I'll be happy;

¹² Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt smite him with the rodde, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.

¹⁵ My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Thou beatest him with the rod, and wilt deliver his soul from the nether-world.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart will be glad, even mine;

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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.

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thy ears to the sayings of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not from a lad correction; for if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod; but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition.

¹⁵ My son, If thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹² Apply thy heart to instruction, And prepare thine ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if thy heart be wise, Thou shalt also gladden my heart;

¹² Apply thy heart to instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from a child; If thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Beat him thyself with the rod, And thou shalt rescue him from the underworld.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine;

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol ·Place of the dead·.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

¹² Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

¹³ Do not withhold instruction from a child, for if you discipline him, he will not die.

¹⁴ It is you who must beat him with the rod and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹² Apply thy heart to instruction, and thy ears to the words of knowledge.

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 thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹² Thine heart enter to teaching, and thine ears to the words of knowing.

¹³ Do not thou withdraw chastising or discipline, from a child; for though thou smitest him with a rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt smite him with a rod, and thou shalt deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thy soul is wise, mine heart shall have joy with thee;

¹² Thine heart enter to teaching, and thine ears to the words of knowing. (Let thy heart draw close to instruction, and thy ears to words of knowledge.)

¹³ Do not thou withdraw chastising, (or discipline), from a child; for though thou smitest him with a rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt smite him with a rod, and thou shalt deliver his soul from hell. (Thou shalt strike him with a rod, and so thou shalt rescue his soul from Sheol, or from the land of the dead, or from hell itself.)

¹⁵ My son, if thy soul is wise, mine heart shall have joy with thee; (My son, if thou be wise, my heart shall have joy over thee;)

¹² Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

¹⁴ Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,