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Proverbs 19:16-18
Good News Translation
Proverbs 19:16-18
Good News Translation
16 Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die.
17 When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back.
18 Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them destroy themselves.[a]
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- Proverbs 19:18 If you … themselves; or But don't punish them so hard that you kill them.
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