19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.


In Context

16 He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.

17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord , and he will reward him for what he has done.

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

19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.

21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord 's purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 19:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him,] yet thou must do it again.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:19He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him , thou must do it yet again.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty: for if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:19A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.