Proverbs 19:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.”

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BSBPD

“Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 19:18 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 21:18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
  2. Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
  3. Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
  4. Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
  5. Proverbs 25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
  6. Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
  7. Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
  8. Hebrews 12:7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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