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Proverbs 19:18 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 19 · verse 18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.Proverbs 19:18 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:18 in context
16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Chastenyâçarto chastise, literally or figurativelyH3256 →
- sparenâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- hopetiqvâhliterally a cordH8615 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Parents are here cautioned against a foolish indulgence of their children that are untoward and viciously inclined, and that discover such an ill temper of mind as is not likely to be cured but by severity. 1. Do not say that it is all in good time to correct them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary