Proverbs 3:11

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

My son {H1121}, despise {H3988} not the chastening {H4148} of the LORD {H3068}; neither be weary {H6973} of his correction {H8433}:

My son, don't despise ADONAI's discipline or resent his reproof;

My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;

My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Job 5:17 (32 votes)

    ¶ Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Revelation 3:19 (23 votes)

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  • Hebrews 12:5 (23 votes)

    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:

  • Hebrews 12:12 (23 votes)

    Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

  • Psalms 94:12 (19 votes)

    ¶ Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

  • Isaiah 40:30 (13 votes)

    Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

  • Isaiah 40:31 (13 votes)

    But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.