Proverbs 19:19
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
Other Translations of Proverbs 19:19
King James Version
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
English Standard Version
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
The Message
19 Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you'll only make it worse.
New King James Version
19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
New Living Translation
19 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:19
Commentary on Proverbs 19:19
(Read Proverbs 19:19)
The spared and spoiled child is likely to become a man of great wrath.