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Proverbs 3:11 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 3 · verse 11

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:Proverbs 3:11 · King James Version

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Proverbs 3:11 in context

9Honour 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.

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Commentary

We have here before us three exhortations, each of them enforced with a good reason: - I. We must live in a humble and dutiful subjection to God and his government (Pro 3:7): "Fear the Lord, as your sovereign Lord and Master; be ruled in every thing by your religion and subject to the divine will." This must be, 1.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

chasteningmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
despisemâʼaçto spurnH3988 →
wearyqûwtsto be disgusted or anxiousH6973 →
LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →

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