He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
WEB
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
YLT
Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
DBT
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.