King James Version
Proverbs 19:18 in the King James Version says “Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. for: or, to his destruction: or, to caus...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. for: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die”
Proverbs 19:18 · KJV
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. that which: or, his deed
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. for: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. do: Heb. add
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Chasten”
H3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
“thy son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“while there is”
H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“spare”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“and let not thy soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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