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

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

18 Discipline your child, for there is hope,
    but on his destruction do not set your desire.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Or “soul,” or “inner self”