Proverbs 19:18

Proverbs chapter 19 · verse 18 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

King James Version · 1611

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

American Standard Version · 1901

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

v.17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

v.18This passage

v.19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Hebrews 12:7
It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.