Proverbs 19:19

NET ©

A person with great anger bears the penalty, 1  but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again. 2 

NIV ©

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

NASB ©

A man of great anger will bear the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

NLT ©

Short–tempered people must pay their own penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.

MSG ©

Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you'll only make it worse.

BBE ©

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

NRSV ©

A violent tempered person will pay the penalty; if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.

NKJV ©

A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him , you will have to do it again.

KJV
A man
<01419>
of great
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wrath
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shall suffer
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punishment
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for if thou deliver
<05337> (8686)
[him], yet thou must do it again
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{do: Heb. add}
HEBREW
Powt
<03254>
dwew
<05750>
lyut
<05337>
Ma
<0518>
yk
<03588>
sne
<06066>
avn
<05375>
hmx
<01632>
*ldg {lrg} (19:19)
<01632>
LXXM
kakofrwn
 
A-NSM
anhr
<435>  
N-NSM
polla
<4183>  
A-APN
zhmiwyhsetai
<2210>  
V-FPI-3S
ean
<1437>  
CONJ
de
<1161>  
PRT
loimeuhtai
 
V-PPS-3S
kai
<2532>  
CONJ
thn
<3588>  
T-ASF
quchn
<5590>  
N-ASF
autou
<846>  
D-GSM
prosyhsei
<4369>  
V-FAI-3S
NET © [draft] ITL
A person with great
<01632>
anger bears
<05375>
the penalty
<06066>
, but if
<0518>
you deliver
<05337>
him from it once, you will
<05750>
have to do it again
<03254>
.
NET © Notes

1 sn The Hebrew word means “indemnity, fine”; this suggests that the trouble could be legal, and the angry person has to pay for it.

2 tn The second colon of the verse is very difficult, and there have been many proposals as to its meaning: (1) “If you save [your enemy], you will add [good to yourself]”; (2) “If you save [your son by chastening], you may continue [chastisement and so educate him]”; (3) “If you deliver [him by paying the fine for him once], you will have to do it again”; (4) “If you save [him this time], you will have to increase [the punishment later on].” All interpretations have to supply a considerable amount of material (indicated by brackets). Many English versions are similar to (3).