Proverbs 19:18
Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
In Context
17He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
19He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:24He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame.
Hebrews 12:7Persevere under discipline. God dealeth with you as with his sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not correct?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:18
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Here is, I. The duty of charity described. It includes two things:—1. Compassion, which is the inward principle of charity in the heart; it is to have pity on the poor. Those that have not a penny for the poor, yet may have pity for them, a charitable concern and sympathy; and, if a man give all his goods to feed the poor and have not this charity in his heart, it is nothing, 1 Cor. xiii. 3 . We must draw… Read the whole commentary →