Proverbs 3:11
My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5Knowe therefore in thine heart, that as a man nourtereth his sonne, so the Lord thy God nourtereth thee.
Job 5:17Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie.
Proverbs 24:10If thou bee faint in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small.
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are iudged, we are chastened of the Lord, because we should not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed daily.
Hebrews 12:5And ye haue forgotten the consolation, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of 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 →