18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.


In Context

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.

17 He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.

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.

Proverbs 19:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:18Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; nd set not thy heart on his destruction.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; and set not thy heart on his destruction.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing party to his death.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:18Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul spare for his crying.