Proverbs 3:11
My son, despise not the chastening of LORD, nor be weary of his reproof.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
In Context
10so thy barns shall be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
12For whom LORD loves he reproves, and he whips every son whom he receives (LXX/NT).
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shall consider in thy heart, that, as a man chastens his son, so LORD thy God chastens thee.
Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Proverbs 24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by Lord, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we are not discouraged, but even if the outer man of us is perishing, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.
Hebrews 12:5And have ye forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as with sons, My son, do not disparage the chastening of Lord, nor become disheartened when punished by him?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:8-13
Consecration to God. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord , and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. We have… Read the whole commentary →