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Proverbs 3:11–12

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11aMy son, do not reject the 1discipline of Yahweh

Or loathe His reproof,

12For awhom Yahweh loves He reproves,

Even bas a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or instruction

Cross references

  1. aJob 5:17; Heb 12:5, 6
  2. aRev 3:19
  3. bDeut 8:5; Prov 13:24

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline

or be weary of his reproof,

for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,

as a father the son in whom he delights.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,

and do not resent his rebuke,

because the Lord disciplines those he loves,

as a father the son he delights in.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,

and do not loathe his discipline;

for the Lord disciplines the one he loves,

just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

NLTNew Living Translation

My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,

and don’t be upset when he corrects you.

For the Lord corrects those he loves,

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not despise the discipline of Yahweh, my child.

Do not be weary of his reproof

because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke,

as a father delights in his son.

KJV 1900King James Version

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord;

Neither be weary of his correction:

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.