Proverbs 19:18

Chasten thy son while there is hope,.... Of guiding and keeping him in the right way, as long as corrections are or can be hoped to be of use; while in a state of infancy, childhood, and youth; while…

While there is hope - While he is still young, and capable of being reformed. Crying - Better, as in the margin, Do not set thy soul on his destruction; words which either counsel forbearance in the…

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…

while R.V. seeing:i.e. for if done now it will not be too late.

let not thy soul spare for his crying Rather, set not thy heart on his destruction, R.V.; lit. on causing him to die. This might mean,…