Proverbs 19:18–19
Proverbs 19:18–19 — The New International Version (NIV)
18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope,
And let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:
For if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)
18 Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
19 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
18 Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart on his destruction.
19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — New Century Version (NCV)
18 Correct your children while there is still hope;
do not let them destroy themselves.
19 People with quick tempers will have to pay for it.
If you help them out once, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)
18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope;
And set not thy heart on his destruction.
19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;
For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
18 Discipline your son while there is still hope.
Do not be the one responsible for his death.
19 A person who has a hot temper will pay for it.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it over and over.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t be intent on killing him.
19 A person with great anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
18 Discipline your children while there is hope;
do not set your heart on their destruction.
19 A violent tempered person will pay the penalty;
if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
18 Discipline your child, for there is hope,
but on his destruction do not set your desire.
19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
18 Train your child. Then there is hope.
Don’t do anything to bring about his death.
19 Anyone who burns with anger must pay for it.
If you save him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:18–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
18 Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire his death.
19 A man of great anger will bear the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.