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Proverbs 3:11

Proverbs chapter 3 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

v.11This passage

v.12For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 24:10

    If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.

  • Job 5:17

    Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

  • Psalms 94:12

    Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

  • 1 Corinthians 11:32

    But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:16

    Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

  • Hebrews 12:3

    For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.