17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

18 (B)Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart [a]on his destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit. to put him to death; a Jewish tradition on his crying

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(C)

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