Proverbs 23:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”

Proverbs 23:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 23:14 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 23:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 23:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.”

Proverbs 23:14 — World English Bible

Proverbs 23:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.”

Proverbs 23:14 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.”

Proverbs 23:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 23:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.”

Proverbs 23:14 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 23:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt smite him with the rodde, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.”

Proverbs 23:14 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 23:14 in Context — Proverbs 23

12 Aplica tu corazón á la enseñanza, y tus oídos á las palabras de sabiduría.

13 No rehuses la corrección del muchacho: [porque] si lo hirieres con vara, no morirá.

14 Tú lo herirás con vara, y librarás su alma del infierno.

15 Hijo mío, si tu corazón fuere sabio, también á mí se me alegrará el corazón;

16 Mis entrañas también se alegrarán, cuando tus labios hablaren cosas rectas.

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What Does Proverbs 23:14 Mean?

Proverbs 23:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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