Proverbs 3:11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his reproof:
Revised Version 1895
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, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
12For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shalt consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Proverbs 24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
Hebrews 12:5and ye have forgotten the exhortation, which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved 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 →