Proverbs 19:16-18
The Message
16 Keep the rules and keep your life;
careless living kills.
17 Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,
and God pays back those loans in full.
18 Discipline your children while you still have the chance;
indulging them destroys them.
Proverbs 19:16-18
New International Version
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(A)
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(B)
and he will reward them for what they have done.(C)
18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.(D)
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