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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and will be repaid in full.
18 Discipline your children while there is hope;
    do not set your heart on their destruction.
19 A violent tempered person will pay the penalty;
    if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:19 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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)

19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

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