Proverbs 3:11 · KJV
“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:”
— Proverbs 3:11
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son {in whom} he delighteth.
Proverbs 3 — Context
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son {in whom} he delighteth.
13Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. {that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}
Cross References
Job 5:17
Behold, happy {is} the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Hebrews 12:5-12
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:
Psalms 94:12
Blessed {is} the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Isaiah 40:30-31
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward {man} is renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;