Proverbs 3:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 8:5 : 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD 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 shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 ‹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.›

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

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    5And 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:

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

    7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

    8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

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

    10For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after their own pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his holiness.

    11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

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    17¶ Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

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    17¶ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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    24¶ He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Ps 94:12
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    12¶ Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

  • Deut 8:5
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    5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

  • Prov 23:13-15
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    13Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

    14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

    15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

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    18¶ Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

    19¶ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.

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    19‹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.›

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    5¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

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    1¶ A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.

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

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