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Whoever holds backחוֹשֵׂךְhis rodשִׁבְטוֹhatesשׂוֹנֵאhis son,בְנוֹbut whoever loves himוְאֹהֲבוֹeagerly gives himשִׁחֲרוֹcorrection.מוּסָר
Proverbs 13:24
Study it in the app“Whoever holds back his rod hates his son, but whoever loves him eagerly gives him correction.”
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Proverbs 13:24, word by word
- Whoever holds backחוֹשֵׂךְchosech
hold back
To refuse to give something and keep it for oneself.
Where else “chosech” appears- his rodשִׁבְטshivt
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shivt” appears- hatesשׂוֹנֵאsone
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sone” appears- his sonבְנven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- but whoever loves himאֹהֲבohav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohav” appears- eagerly gives himשִׁחֲרshichar
seek early, seek diligently
To seek earnestly, from early on. It comes from the word "dawn": to rise early to look for something.
Where else “shichar” appears- correctionמוּסָרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears
The context
23Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is one who is swept away for lack of justice.
24 · This verse (above)
25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked will lack.