The 'Rod' in Proverbs Is a Shepherd's Comfort Tool. Here's Why
The Hebrew word shebet, translated "rod" in Proverbs 13:24, is the same word used in Psalm 23:4 — "your rod and your staff, they comfort me" — because it refers to a shepherd's guiding tool that protects, directs, and rescues, not a weapon for beating
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child' Is Not in the Bible. Here's Why.
Spare the rod, spoil the child" comes from a 1662 satirical poem by Samuel Butler called Hudibras, not from anywhere in the Bible — and the Hebrew word for "rod" (shebet) is the same word used in Psalm 23:4 for the shepherd's staff that brings comfort