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Proverbs 3:12

12 for the Lord disciplines the one He loves,

just as a father, the son he delights in. k

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Proverbs 3:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,

as a father the son he delights in.

Proverbs 3:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,

as a father the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Proverbs 3:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,

just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,

Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 The Lord corrects those he loves,

just as parents correct the child they delight in.

Proverbs 3:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Proverbs 3:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Proverbs 3:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 because the Lord warns the one he loves, 

even as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased. 

Proverbs 3:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 for the Lord reproves the one he loves,

as a father the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke,

as a father delights in his son.

Proverbs 3:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 The Lord trains those he loves.

He is like a father who trains the son he is pleased with.

Proverbs 3:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 For whom the Lord loves He reproves,

Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.


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