Proverbs 3:11

+ 3:11 Heb 12. 5, 6. My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when you are rebuked of him:

LXX2012 (British)

In The King James Version

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

In Context

10that your storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that your presses may burst forth with wine.

12for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:5And you shall know in your heart, that as if any man should chasten his son, so the Lord your God will chasten you.

Job 5:17But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not you the chastening of the Almighty.

Proverbs 24:10He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.

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 →

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