Proverbs 19:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
  • Prov 22:15 : 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 14 If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.
  • Heb 12:7-9 : 7 Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? 8 But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons. 9 Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life? 10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:24
    82%

    24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

  • Prov 19:19
    80%

    19A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    80%

    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

    12For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 29:17
    79%

    17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

  • Deut 21:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

    19his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

  • Prov 23:12-15
    4 verses
    78%

    12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

    14If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

  • Prov 22:6
    77%

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Deut 8:5
    76%

    5Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the LORD your God disciplines you.

  • Heb 12:5-8
    4 verses
    76%

    5And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?“My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.

    6“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”

    7Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

    8But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 22:15
    76%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Eph 6:4
    75%

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

  • Prov 29:15
    75%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 17:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

    26It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

  • Prov 15:20
    74%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Job 5:17
    74%

    17“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 1:8
    73%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 23:19
    73%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Job 36:18
    73%

    18Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 29:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Prov 19:17
    72%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 6:20
    72%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

  • Hos 13:13
    72%

    13The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb!

  • Ezek 18:14
    72%

    14“But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.

  • Col 3:21
    72%

    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.

  • Prov 19:13
    72%

    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 23:26
    71%

    26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

  • Prov 23:22
    71%

    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 10:1
    71%

    1The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

  • Prov 15:5
    71%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 20:20
    71%

    20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

  • Prov 1:15
    70%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

  • Prov 4:20
    70%

    20My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.