Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:14
American Standard Version
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
Amplified® Bible
You shall whip him with the rod and deliver his life from Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead).
Contemporary English Version
and it may even save their lives.
Darby English Version
thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
Good News Bible
As a matter of fact, it may save their lives.
King James Version
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
New American Standard Bible
You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.
New International Version
Punish him with the rod
and save his soul from death.
New King James Version
You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from hell.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.
Revised Standard Version
If you beat him with the rod you will save his life from Sheol.
Young's Literal Translation
Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.
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