to caution or notify someone of potential danger or negative consequences

to instruct or advise someone earnestly to guide their moral conduct

to repeatedly and earnestly advise or warn someone, typically from a position of authority or experience

to exhort or admonish

to warn or advise against a certain course of action or behavior

To punish slightly to serve as a warning for more serious offenses; to criticize mistakes firmly to prevent large-scale repetition.

the Ten Commandments