Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 3:11
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither 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,
- English Standard Version (ESV)My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof,
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction;
Context of Proverbs 3:11
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine. My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his reproof: 12For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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מוּסַ֣ר יְ֭הוָה בְּנִ֣י אַל־תִּמְאָ֑ס וְאַל־תָּ֝קֹ֗ץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:11
- Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
- Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest out of thy law;
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
- Hebrews 12:5and ye have forgotten the exhortation, which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;
- Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- Proverbs 24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
- Job 4:5But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
- Isaiah 40:30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
- 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:
- Hebrews 12:3For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against themselves, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.
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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