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Otherwise you will ruin their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not direct your soul to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Discipline <i>and</i> teach your son while there is hope, And do not [indulge your anger or resentment by imposing inappropriate punishment nor] desire his destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is hope; don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is hope; don&#8217t be intent on killing him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Correct your children before it's too late; if you don't punish them, trouble will come their way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; and set not thy heart on his destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is still hope. Do not be the one responsible for his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them destroy themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Discipline your son while there is still hope— but don't set your heart on his destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for there is hope, "" And do not lift up your soul to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Correct thy son when there is hope, and thy soul shall not lift up for his sighing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Teach your son; do not despair. But do not set your soul toward putting him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for there is hope; but do not be intent on his death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Discipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul share his dishonor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Chasten your son because there is hope and do not cast out your soul to his shame.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Chasten thy son, for there is hope; But set not thy heart on his destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Chasten thy son, for so he shall be hopeful; and be not exalted in thy soul to haughtiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/19-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3831" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">The Man of Integrity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: yas·sêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">Discipline</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bin·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for in that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615: tiq·wāh (N-fs) -- A cord, expectancy. From qavah; literally, a cord (compare qaveh); figuratively, expectancy.">hope;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: tiś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">be party</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·še·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: hă·mî·ṯōw (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">his death.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm">Ephesians 6:4</a></span><br />Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-7.htm">Hebrews 12:7-11</a></span><br />Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? / If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. / Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-21.htm">Colossians 3:21</a></span><br />Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a></span><br />He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a></span><br />Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Proverbs 23:13-14</a></span><br />Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. / Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a></span><br />These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-15.htm">Proverbs 29:15</a></span><br />A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Proverbs 29:17</a></span><br />Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">1 Samuel 3:13</a></span><br />I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a></span><br />Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul spare for his crying.</p><p class="hdg">chasten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a></b></br> He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a></b></br> Foolishness <i>is</i> bound in the heart of a child; <i>but</i> the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm">Proverbs 23:14,15</a></b></br> Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/psalms/94-10.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-15.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-2.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-22.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/esther/9-5.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-3.htm">Nd</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-15.htm">Party</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-20.htm">Purposing</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-16.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-32.htm">Training</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-26.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-22.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-20.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-18.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/genesis/41-43.htm">Nd</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Party</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Purposing</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-13.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Training</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-13.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Life and Conduct</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Discipline your son</b><br>The concept of discipline in the biblical context often refers to guidance, correction, and instruction rather than mere punishment. In ancient Israel, the family was the primary unit of education and moral instruction. Parents were responsible for teaching their children the ways of the Lord (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>). Discipline is seen as an act of love, as reflected in <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>, which states that the Lord disciplines those He loves. The Hebrew word for discipline, "musar," implies correction that leads to wisdom and understanding, aligning with the broader biblical theme of wisdom literature.<p><b>for in that there is hope</b><br>Hope in this context refers to the potential for a child to grow into a wise and righteous adult. The biblical worldview emphasizes the importance of instilling values and wisdom early in life, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a>, which advises training a child in the way he should go. The hope is that through proper discipline, a child will avoid the pitfalls of foolishness and sin, leading to a life that honors God. This hope is not just for the child's future but also for the well-being of the family and community.<p><b>do not be party to his death</b><br>This phrase underscores the serious consequences of neglecting discipline. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, a lack of discipline could lead to behaviors that might result in physical or spiritual death. The community's well-being depended on each member adhering to God's laws, and failure to do so could bring about severe consequences, as seen in the stories of rebellious sons in <a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18-21</a>. Spiritually, this can be seen as a warning against allowing a child to continue in sin, which leads to spiritual death, as echoed in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>. The phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the parent's role in guiding their child toward life and away from paths that lead to destruction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His proverbs often provide practical guidance for living a life that honors God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/parents_and_children.htm">Parents and Children</a></b><br>The verse directly addresses the relationship between parents and their children, emphasizing the role of discipline in nurturing hope and life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, where family and community life were central, and discipline was seen as a vital part of upbringing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discipline.htm">The Importance of Discipline</a></b><br>Discipline is not merely punitive but is a form of guidance that instills hope and direction in a child's life. It is a proactive measure to prevent future harm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_through_correction.htm">Hope Through Correction</a></b><br>Proper discipline is an expression of love and concern for a child's future. It is a means to instill values and wisdom that lead to a hopeful and prosperous life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_neglect.htm">Avoiding Neglect</a></b><br>Failing to discipline is akin to being complicit in a child's potential downfall. Parents are called to actively engage in their child's moral and spiritual development.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/balancing_discipline_with_love.htm">Balancing Discipline with Love</a></b><br>Discipline should be administered with love and patience, ensuring that it builds up rather than tears down. It should reflect God's loving correction of His children.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_biblical_context.htm">Cultural and Biblical Context</a></b><br>Understanding the cultural context of ancient Israel can help modern readers appreciate the timeless principles of discipline and guidance found in Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_neurofeedback_biblical_what_is_it.htm">What does 'profitable for reproof' in Scripture mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_rejecting_god_mean.htm">What does turning away from God signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'heartily_as_unto_the_lord'_mean.htm">What does 'Even a Child is Known by His Deeds' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'child_known_by_deeds'.htm">What does "Even a Child is Known by His Deeds" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">And let not thy soul spare for his crying.--</span>Or, <span class= "ital">but set not thy soul on his destruction. </span>Do not go so far as to kill him in thy zeal for his good, or despair of his amendment. (Comp. <a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm" title="And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.">Ephesians 6:4</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-21.htm" title=" Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.">Colossians 3:21</a>.) It may also signify "do not let him perish for want of chastisement," as <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm" title="Withhold not correction from the child: for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.">Proverbs 23:13</a> is also explained.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Chasten thy son while there is hope;</span> or. <span class="accented">seeing</span> <span class="accented">that there is hope.</span> Being still young and impressionable, and not confirmed in bad habits, he may be reformed by judicious chastisement. The same expression occurs in <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-16.htm">Jeremiah 31:16</a>. "For so he shall be well hoped of" (<span class="greek">εὔελπις</span>), Septuagint (comp. <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Proverbs 23:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And let not thy soul spare for his crying.</span> "It is better," says a German apothegm, "that the child weep than the father." But the rendering of the Authorized Version is not well established, and this second clause is intended to inculcate moderation in punishment. Vulgate, <span class="accented">Ad interfectionem autem ejus ne ponas animam tuam</span>; Revised Version. <span class="accented">Set not thine heart on his destruction.</span> Chastise him duty and sufficiently, but not so heavily as to occasion his death, which a father had no right to do. The Law enjoined the parents who had an incorrigibly bad son to bring him before the judge or the eiders, who alone had the power of life and death, and might in certain cases order the offender to be stoned (<a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18</a>, etc.). Christianity recommended moderation in punishment (see <a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm">Ephesians 6:4</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-21.htm">Colossians 3:21</a>). Septuagint, "Be not excited in the mind to despiteful treatment (<span class="greek">εἰς ὕβριν</span>);" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> be not led away by passion to unseemly acts or words, but reprove with gentleness, while you are firm and uncompromising in denouncing evil. This is much the same advice as that given by the apostle in the passages just cited. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/19-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Discipline</span><br /><span class="heb">יַסֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yas·sêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To discipline, chasten, admonish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֭נְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bin·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for in that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hope;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8615.htm">Strong's 8615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, expectancy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be party</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשָּׂ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(tiś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his death.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ֝מִית֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mî·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:18 Discipline your son for there is hope (Prov. 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