Proverbs 23:13

if thou beatest him Or, though, R.V. marg., meaning thou needest not to be afraid that corporal punishment will result in death. It is better, however, to understand deathhere as the consequence of the sin, into which, if allowed to go uncorrected, he will fall. See Proverbs 19:18 note. This view is borne out by the next verse here.

Proverbs 23:15. The style of composition changes from separate proverbs or wise maxims to a continuous address, not unlike chaps. 1 9 in character.