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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 19) Proverbs 19:18 KJV
"Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying."
Proverbs Chapter 19, Verse 18
Proverbs 19:18 in Context (Verses 15–21 KJV)
15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.*
18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.*
19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.*
20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.