A moment in scripture
Proverbs 19:18
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Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
- Proverbs 19:17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
- Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
- Proverbs 19:20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.