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Proverbs 19:16-18
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 19:16-18
Revised Standard Version
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises the word[a] will die.
17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
do not set your heart on his destruction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:16 Cn Compare 13.13: Heb his ways
Proverbs 19:16-18
New International Version
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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