Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 3:12

For those whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 8:36

“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”
Proverbs 19:18

Discipline and teach your son while there is hope,
And do not [indulge your anger or resentment by imposing inappropriate punishment nor] desire his destruction.
Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13

Do not withhold discipline from the child;
If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
Luke 14:26
“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.
Hebrews 12:6

For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves,
And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].”