Proverbs 19:19
A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
In Context
18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
1 Samuel 26:21Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
Proverbs 25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:19
Miscellaneous Maxims. 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 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; no, as soon as ever there appears a corrupt disposition in them check it immediately, before it gets head, and takes root, and is hardened into a… Read the whole commentary →