English Standard Version
Proverbs 3:11
11My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof,
Proverbs 3:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
- New International Version (NIV)My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction;
- New Living Translation (NLT)My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
Context of Proverbs 3:11
9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; 10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, 12for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. 13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:11 word by word
מוּסַ֣ר יְ֭הוָה בְּנִ֣י אַל־תִּמְאָ֑ס וְאַל־תָּ֝קֹ֗ץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 3:11
- Job 5:17"Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
- Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
- Hebrews 12:5And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
- Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
- Proverbs 24:10If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
- Job 4:5But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed.
- Isaiah 40:30Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;
- 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.
- Hebrews 12:3Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
Commentaries on Proverbs 3:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Despise not the chastening of the Lord - The word מוסר musar signifies correction, discipline, and instruction. Teaching is essentially necessary to show the man the way in which he is to go; discipline is necessary to render that teaching effectual; and, often, correction is requisite in order to bring the mind into submission, without which it cannot acquire knowledge. Do not therefore reject this procedure of God; humble thyself under his mighty hand…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Despise be weary - The temper is not that of contempt. To struggle impatiently, to fret and chafe, when suffering comes on us, is the danger to which we are exposed when we do not accept it as from the hands of God. Compare Jonah 4:9; Job 5:17.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 There is not a greater enemy to the fear of the Lord in the heart, than self-conceit of our own wisdom. The prudence and sobriety which religion teaches, tend not only to the health of the soul, but to the health of the body. Worldly wealth is but poor substance, yet, such as it is, we must honour God with it; and those that do good with what they have, shall have more to do more good with. Should the Lord visit us with trials and sickness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The Lord’s discipline can include hardships, disappointments, and frustrations (see Hebrews 12:4–6). Like a good father, God aims to make us wise, good, and happy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. The true intent of afflictions considered; they do not contradict the assertion of the blessed state of the pious (Job 5:17; He 12:5, 6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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