PROVERBS 23:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”
Strike him with the rod and save his soul from death—an affirmation that discipline is salvific, that it prevents worse outcomes (moral death, destruction). The verb 'save' (natzel) describes rescue; discipline rescues the child. The theological significance involves the principle that corrective suffering, when applied lovingly, serves the child's ultimate good.
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