Proverbs 3:11
My son, don't reject the Lord's discipline or resent it when he corrects you,
Free Bible Version
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 produce, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
12for the Lord corrects those he loves, as a father corrects a son who pleases him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5So you should realize that just as a parent disciplines their child, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
Job 5:17See how happy is the person God corrects—so don't despise the Almighty's discipline.
Proverbs 24:10If you give up in times of trouble, it shows how weak you are.
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord so that we won't be condemned along with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16So we don't give up. Even though our physical bodies are falling apart, our inner selves are being renewed daily.
Hebrews 12:5Have you forgotten God's appeal to you when he reasons with you as his children? He says, “My child, don't treat the Lord's discipline lightly, and don't give up when he corrects you either.
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 →