Proverbs 3:11
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline,neither be weary of his reproof:
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
In Context
10so your barns will be filled with plenty,and your vats will overflow with new wine.
12for whom the Lord loves, he reproves;even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5You shall consider in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you.
Job 5:17"Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects.Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
Proverbs 24:10If you falter in the time of trouble,your strength is small.
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
Hebrews 12:5and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children,"My son, do not take lightly the chastening of the Lord,nor faint when you are 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 →