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Proverbs 3:11 KJV

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

Proverbs 3:11, King James Version

In context

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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

12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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