Proverbs 19:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Proverbs 19:18 —

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Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. …
Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 18)

Parents are here cautioned against a foolish indulgence of their children that are untoward and viciously inclined, and that discover such an ill temper of mind as is not likely to be cured but by severity. 1. Do not say that it is all in good time to correct them; no, as soon as ever there appears a corrupt disposition in them check it immediately, before it gets head, and takes root, and is hard…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 18)

18. (Compare Pr 13:24; 23:13). let not ... spare--literally, “do not lift up thy soul” (Psa 24:4; 25:1), that is, do not desire to his death; a caution to passionate parents against angry chastisement.