Proverbs 23:13–15
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
*Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 13.24. and 19.18. and 22.15.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Thou shalt beate him with the rod, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
‖My sonne, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall reioyce, euen mine.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, euen I wil reioyce.
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From verse 13
- Proverbs 13:24Rank 1 from verse 13
- Proverbs 19:18Rank 2 from verse 13
- Proverbs 29:15Rank 3 from verse 13
- Proverbs 29:17Rank 4 from verse 13
From verse 14
- 1 Corinthians 11:32Rank 1 from verse 14
- 1 Corinthians 5:5Rank 2 from verse 14
- Proverbs 22:15Rank 3 from verse 14
From verse 15
- Proverbs 23:24–25Rank 1 from verse 15
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
24*The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wise child, shall haue ioy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
- 2 John 1:4Rank 2 from verse 15
- 3 John 1:3–4Rank 3 from verse 15
3For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
3For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, euen as thou walkest in the trueth.
4I haue no greater ioy, then to heare that my children walke in truth.
- Proverbs 29:3Rank 4 from verse 15
- Zephaniah 3:17Rank 5 from verse 15
17The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mightie: hee will saue, he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy: †hee will rest in his loue, hee will ioy ouer thee with singing.
- 1 John 2:1Rank 6 from verse 15
1MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
1¶ My little children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not. And if any man sinne, we haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ the righteous:
- 1 Thessalonians 3:8–9Rank 7 from verse 15
8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
8For now we *liue, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9For what thankes can we render to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith wee ioy for your sakes before our God,
- John 15:11Rank 8 from verse 15
- Proverbs 2:1Rank 9 from verse 15
- Proverbs 4:1Rank 10 from verse 15
- Jeremiah 32:41Rank 11 from verse 15
- Proverbs 1:10Rank 12 from verse 15
- Proverbs 10:1Rank 13 from verse 15
- Proverbs 15:20Rank 14 from verse 15
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19–20Rank 15 from verse 15
19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20For ye are our glory and joy.
19For what is our hope, or ioy, or crowne of ‖reioycing? Are not euen ye in the presence of our Lord Iesus Christ at his comming?
20For, ye are our glory and ioy.
- Luke 15:23–24Rank 17 from verse 15
23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
23And bring hither the fatted calfe, and kill it, and let vs eate and be merrie.
24For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe; hee was lost, & is found. And they began to be merie.
- Luke 15:32Rank 18 from verse 15
- Matthew 9:2Rank 19 from verse 15
2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
2*And behold, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, lying on a bed: and Iesus seeing their faith, said vnto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good cheere, thy sinnes be forgiuen thee.
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Proverbs 23:13
To hold back, restrain, keep from giving, or refuse.
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COMBINED MEANING
correction
Discipline, chastening, or instruction that corrects error and restores what is right.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Second-person singular present form of beat, meaning to strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause, just or unjust, or for punishment.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Proverbs 23:14
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause, just or unjust, or for punishment.
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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
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Proverbs 23:15
1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
12Apply thine heart vnto instruction, and thine eares to the words of knowledge.
13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
13*Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Selected passage14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
14Thou shalt beate him with the rod, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
Selected passage15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
15‖My sonne, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall reioyce, euen mine.
Selected passage16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
16Yea my reines shall reioyce, when thy lippes speake right things.