Proverbs 19:18
King James VersionSource notes
“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.”
Context
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver yet thou must do it again.
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.