18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.
18 Discipline your children while you still have the chance; indulging them destroys them.
18 Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.
18 Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:18
Commentary on Proverbs 19:18
(Read Proverbs 19:18)
When parents keep under foolish tenderness, they do their best to render children a comfort to them, and happy in themselves.