Proverbs 19:18

Chasten thy son, for so he shall be hopeful; 1 And be not exalted in thy soul to haughtiness. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; 1 And he will recompense to him according to his gift. 1

19A malicious man shall be severely punished, 1 And if he commit injury, he shall also lose his life. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:24He that spares the rod hates his son: 1 But he that loves, carefully chastens him. 1

Proverbs 23:13Refrain not from chastening a child; 1 For if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die. 1

Proverbs 29:15Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: 1 But an erring child disgraces his parents. 1

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 →

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