Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
King James Version
In Context
18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
1 Samuel 26:21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Proverbs 25:28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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 →