Proverbs 23:13

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11 ^aFor their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause against you.

12 Apply your heart to instruction,
And your ears to words of knowledge.

13 ^aDo not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from¹ hell.

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;

16 Yes, my¹ inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.

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Barnes' Notes

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i. e., "You will not kill your son by scourging him, you may kill him by with holding the scourge."

Proverbs 23:14

Hell - Sheol, the world of the dead.

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