Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
New American Standard Bible
Or loathe His reproof,
King James Version
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Holman Bible
and do not loathe His discipline;
International Standard Version
My son, do not reject the LORD's discipline, and do not despise his correction,
A Conservative Version
My son, despise not the chastening of LORD, nor be weary of his reproof.
Amplified
My son, do not reject or take lightly the discipline of the Lord [learn from your mistakes and the testing that comes from His correction through discipline];
Nor despise His rebuke,
Bible in Basic English
My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:
Darby Translation
My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
Julia Smith Translation
My son, thou shalt not reject the instruction of Jehovah, and thou shalt not loathe upon his reproofs:
King James 2000
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not despise the discipline of Yahweh, my child. Do not be weary of his reproof
Modern King James verseion
My son, do not despise the chastening of Jehovah; nor be weary with His correction;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither faint when thou are rebuked of him.
NET Bible
My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not loathe his rebuke.
New Heart English Bible
My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:
The Emphasized Bible
The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
Webster
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
World English Bible
My son, don't despise Yahweh's discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:
Youngs Literal Translation
Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
Themes
Adoption » Subjects saints to the fatherly discipline of God
Afflicted saints » Should not despise chastening
Afflictions » Chastisement, a mark of the father's love
Chastisement » Who the lord chastens
Despisement » What not to despise
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 3:11
Images Proverbs 3:11
Prayers for Proverbs 3:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Happy Is The One Who Finds Wisdom
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine. 11 My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: 12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 5:17
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Job 4:5
But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Psalm 94:12
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
Proverbs 24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
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 may not be condemned with the world.
2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
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.
Hebrews 12:5-12
and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.