Proverbs 23:14
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
You shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from hell.
American King James Version (AKJV)
You shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from hell.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.
Webster's Revision
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
World English Bible
Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
Definitions for Proverbs 23:14
Clarke's Proverbs 23:14 Bible Commentary
Thou shalt beat him with the rod - A proper correction of children was a favourite point of discipline with Solomon. We have already seen how forcibly he speaks on this subject. See the notes on the places referred to in 1 Corinthians 5:5 (note).
Barnes's Proverbs 23:14 Bible Commentary
Hell - Sheol, the world of the dead.