Proverbs 3:11
Beni (my son), despise not the musar Hashem; 1 neither be weary of His tokhakhah (reproof); 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
In Context
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, 1 and thy vats shall burst out with tirosh. 1
12For whom Hashem loveth, He correcteth; 1 even as an av the ben in whom he delighteth. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5Thou shalt also consider in thine lev, that, as a man chasteneth bno, so Hashem Eloheicha chasteneth thee.
Job 5:17Hinei, ashrei is the enosh whom Eloah correcteth; 1 therefore despise not thou the musar (chastening) of Shaddai; 1
Proverbs 24:10If thou faint in the yom tzarah, 1 thy strength is small. 1
1 Corinthians 11:32But, being brought into mishpat (judgment) by Hashem, we are being disciplined, that we may not be condemned + 11:32 to Onesh Gehinnom with the Olam Hazeh. + 11:32 Ps 115:5; 118:18; Prov 3:11,12
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we are undaunted and do not lose chozek (strength). For, indeed, even if our outward man is becoming old and atrophied, yet our inward man is yom yom being renewed. + 4:16 Ep 3:16; Ps 18:45; 103:5; Isa 40:31
Hebrews 12:5And you have let slip from zikaron (remembrance) the dvar haChizzuk which he speaks to you as banim, My son, do not despise the musar of Hashem, do not lose heart, resent when rebuked 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 →