Proverbs 3:12

American Standard Version (1901)

For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 8:5 : 5 And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
  • Prov 13:24 : 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:11
    90%

    11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

  • Heb 12:5-11
    7 verses
    88%

    5and 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;

    6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

    7It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom [his] father chasteneth not?

    8But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

    9Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

    10For they indeed for a few days chastened [us] as seemed good to them; but he for [our] profit, that [we] may be partakers of his holiness.

    11All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, [even the fruit] of righteousness.

  • Job 5:17
    81%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

  • Prov 29:17
    80%

    17Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

  • Prov 13:24
    79%

    24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Ps 94:12
    79%

    12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

  • Deut 8:5
    78%

    5And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.

  • Prov 23:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

    14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

    15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Prov 19:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

    19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.

  • Prov 3:13
    75%

    13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

  • Rev 3:19
    75%

    19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  • Prov 15:10
    75%

    10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Prov 12:1
    74%

    1Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  • 2 Sam 7:14
    74%

    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 13:1
    74%

    1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Ps 94:10
    73%

    10He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, [Even] he that teacheth man knowledge?

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;

  • Prov 23:24
    72%

    24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

  • Prov 24:25
    72%

    25But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Jer 10:24
    72%

    24O Jehovah, correct me, but in measure: not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

  • Eph 6:4
    72%

    4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

  • Prov 1:8
    71%

    8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Prov 4:3
    71%

    3For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

  • Prov 10:17
    71%

    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

  • Prov 22:6
    71%

    6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 15:20
    71%

    20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 10:1
    71%

    1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Prov 17:3
    71%

    3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

  • Prov 17:10
    70%

    10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 15:32
    70%

    32He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

  • Lam 3:32
    70%

    32For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

  • Prov 25:12
    70%

    12[ As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.