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Proverbs 19:18

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 19:18 in other translations

Discipline your son, for there is hope;
don’t be a willing party to his death.

Proverbs 19:18 · World English Bible

Proverbs 19:18 in context

  1. 16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
  2. 17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
  3. 18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
  4. 19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
  5. 20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.