Proverbs 3:11
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.
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.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
- KJV
- My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
- WEB
- My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;
- ASV
- My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
- DARBY
- My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
- BLB
- My son, do not despise the discipline of YHWH, and do not be grieved by His reproof,
- ÅB
- Min sønn! Forakt ikke Herrens tukt og vær ikke utålmodig når han refser deg!
- OTB
- Min sønn, forakt ikke Herrens tukt, og avsky ikke hans irettesettelse,
- B1930
- Min sønn! Forakt ikke Herrens tukt og vær ikke utålmodig når han refser dig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 5:17
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Read in contextRevelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Read in contextHebrews 12:5–12
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Read in contextPsalms 94:12
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Read in contextIsaiah 40:30–31
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:16–17
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
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