The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:24
Parental correction Few proverbs "come home" to us like those which affect the daily government of our household. They make their appeal to the human heart, to universal experience. I. THE PARENTAL INSTINCT . 1 . This is, to let the child have his way; to give him the gratification be desires, to find a present pleasure in his momentary happiness. 2 . This is, to spare him suffering. No parent can hear his child cry without suffering himself (herself). Our instinct is to... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:24
Sparing the rod The primitive rigour of the Book of Proverbs is repudiated by modern manners. Not only in domestic training, but even in criminal law, people reject the old harsh methods, and endeavour to substitute milder means of correction. no doubt there was much that was more than rough, even brutal, in the discipline of our forefathers. The relation between father and child was too often lacking in sympathy through the undue exercise of parental authority, and society generally was... read more