Proverbs 3:11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Webster Bible
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 presses shall burst out with new wine.
12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5Thou shalt also consider in thy 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 faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man is wasted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Hebrews 12:5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh to you as to children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked 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 →