Proverbs 3:12
For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
In Context
13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5so that you would recognize in your heart that, just as a man educates his son, so has the Lord your God educated you.
Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.
Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I rebuke and chastise. Therefore, be zealous and do penance.
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 →