Proverbs 3:11
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
In Context
10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
Job 5:17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Proverbs 24:10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
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 →