The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him. New Heart English BibleOne who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.Webster's Bible TranslationHe that spareth his rod hateth his ...
possible, but as a parent it makes complete sense. As challenging as disciplining your child can be, this is part of the responsibility of being a parent and it is what we are called to do. There is a verse I want to bring to your attention that talks about the im...
should care for the proper instruction and discipline of their children, and children should duly honor their parents and bring no disgrace on them. Human observation and experience have taught the wise that a certain order is in place in God's creation. To honor it leads to known positive ...
The two most likely are to “not set your heart on causing (i.e., contributing to) his death” or to “not withdraw your soul [from disciplining as you should] resulting in causing his death.” These have the same effect of warning against failing to discipline to the ruin of the ...
sn The importance of parental disciplining is stressed by the verbs “hate” and “love.”“Hating” a child in this sense means in essence abandoning or rejecting him; “loving” a child means embracing and caring for him. Failure to discipline a child is tantamount to hating him—not ...
And so disciplining our hearts to focus on Jesus; not looking back to the past, counting the cost and bemoaning what was lost but forgetting, in a sense, that none of it matters or has genuine value compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus our Lord. With eyes riveted on...
Proverbs 29:15 tn The word “rod” is a metonymy of cause, in which the instrument being used to discipline is mentioned in place of the process of disciplining someone. So the expression refers to the process of discipline that is designed to correct someone. Some understand the words “ro...
The BHS editors suggest emending the form to גֵּוֹה (gevoh,“disciplining-rod”) to create tighter parallelism and irony: “in the mouth of a fool is a rod for the back” (e.g., Prov 10:13). What the fool says will bring discipline.tn Heb“a rod of back.” ...
The two most likely are to “not set your heart on causing (i.e., contributing to) his death” or to “not withdraw your soul [from disciplining as you should] resulting in causing his death.” These have the same effect of warning against failing to discipline to the ruin of the ...
sn The importance of parental disciplining is stressed by the verbs “hate” and “love.”“Hating” a child in this sense means in essence abandoning or rejecting him; “loving” a child means embracing and caring for him. Failure to discipline a child is tantamount to hating him—not ...