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Proverbs 19:18
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16 aHe who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who1 is careless of his ways will die. 
17 aHe who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given. 
18 aChasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart1 on his destruction. 
19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise ain your latter days. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Proverbs 19:18

Let not thy soul spare for his crying - This is a hard precept for a parent. Nothing affects the heart of a parent so much as a child' s cries and tears. But it is better that the child may be caused to cry, when the correction may be healthful to his soul, than that the parent should cry afterwards, when the child is grown to man' s estate, and his evil habits are sealed for life.


 
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