Proverbs 23:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.”
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BSBPD
“Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:14 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
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