Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:13
American Standard Version
Withhold not correction from the child; `For' if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Amplified® Bible
Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike {and} punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die.
Contemporary English Version
Don't fail to correct your children. You won't kill them by being firm,
Darby English Version
Withhold not correction from the child; for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Good News Bible
Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.
King James Version
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
New American Standard Bible
Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
New International Version
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
New King James Version
Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Revised Standard Version
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
Young's Literal Translation
Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.