Proverbs 3:11
מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל ־ תִּמְאָס וְאַל ־ תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
In Context
10וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ ׃ פ
12כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת ־ בֵּן יִרְצֶֽה ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5וְיָדַעְתָּ עִם ־ לְבָבֶךָ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יְיַסֵּר אִישׁ אֶת ־ בְּנוֹ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ ׃
Job 5:17הִנֵּה אַשְׁרֵי אֱנוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶנּֽוּ אֱלוֹהַּ וּמוּסַר שַׁדַּי אַל ־ תִּמְאָֽס ׃
Proverbs 24:10הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶֽכָה ׃
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 →