Proverbs 3:11
Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, || And do not be distressed with His reproof,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
In Context
10And your barns are filled [with] plenty, || And your presses break forth [with] new wine.
12For whom YHWH loves He reproves, || Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5and you have known with your heart that as a man disciplines his son, your God YHWH is disciplining you,
Job 5:17Behold, the blessedness of mortal man, || God reproves him: And do not despise the discipline of the Mighty,
Proverbs 24:10You have showed yourself weak in a day of adversity, || Your power is restricted,
1 Corinthians 11:32and being judged by the LORD, we are disciplined, that we may not be condemned with the world;
2 Corinthians 4:16for this reason, we do not faint, but if our outward man also decays, yet the inward is renewed day by day;
Hebrews 12:5and you have forgotten the exhortation that speaks fully to you as to sons, “My son, do not despise [the] discipline of [the] LORD, nor be faint, being reproved 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 →