Proverbs 3:12
For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
In Context
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
13Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5You shall also consider in yours heart, that, as a man chastens his son, so the LORD your God chastens you.
Proverbs 13:24He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him early.
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
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 →