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neither be weary of his correction:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His rebuke,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, Or loathe His reproof,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of Yahweh Or loathe His reproof,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not reject <i>or</i> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not despise the LORD’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe his discipline;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not despise the LORD&#8217s instruction, my son, and do not loathe His discipline; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My child, don't turn away or become bitter when the LORD corrects you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his reproof:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not reject the discipline of the LORD, my son, and do not resent his warning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My child, when the LORD corrects you, pay close attention and take it as a warning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the LORD's discipline, and do not despise his correction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not despise the discipline of the LORD, nor resent his correction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, "" And do not be distressed with His reproof,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My son, thou shalt not reject the instruction of Jehovah, and thou shalt not loathe upon his reproofs:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My son, do not discard the discipline of the Lord, and do not fall away when you are corrected by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The discipline of the LORD, my son, do not spurn; do not disdain his reproof; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My child, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither be weary of his corrections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of LORD JEHOVAH and do not neglect his admonition to you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, Neither spurn thou His correction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>My</i> son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/3-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=416" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Trust in the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">My son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: tim·’ās (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">reject</a> <a href="/hebrew/4148.htm" title="4148: mū·sar (N-msc) -- Discipline, chastening, correction. From yacar; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint.">the discipline</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">and do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6973.htm" title="6973: tā·qōṣ (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread. A primitive root (compare quwt); to be disgusted or anxious.">loathe</a> <a href="/hebrew/8433.htm" title="8433: bə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- And towkachath; from yakach; chastisement; figuratively correction, refutation, proof.">His rebuke;</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17</a></span><br />Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a></span><br />But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a></span><br />So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-67.htm">Psalm 119:67</a></span><br />Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-5</a></span><br />Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. / And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:</p><p class="hdg">my</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17</a></b></br> Behold, happy <i>is</i> the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a></b></br> But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.</p><p class="hdg">neither</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-10.htm">Proverbs 24:10</a></b></br> <i>If</i> thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength <i>is</i> small.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-5.htm">Job 4:5</a></b></br> But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Isaiah 40:30,31</a></b></br> Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/psalms/149-7.htm">Chastisement</a> <a href="/psalms/50-17.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/psalms/139-21.htm">Loathe</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-30.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-30.htm">Reproof</a> <a href="/psalms/119-118.htm">Spurn</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Training</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Vexed</a> <a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Chastisement</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-12.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-12.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-22.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-1.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Loathe</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-8.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-12.htm">Reproof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Spurn</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-12.htm">Training</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-17.htm">Vexed</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">various exhortations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">The gain of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Exhortation to goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">the different state of the wicked and upright</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects the familial structure common in ancient Israelite society, where wisdom and instruction were often conveyed within the family unit. This approach is consistent with the broader biblical theme of God as a Father to His people (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31</a>, <a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a>).<p><b>do not reject the discipline of the LORD,</b><br>Discipline here refers to correction or instruction intended for growth and improvement. In the Hebrew context, discipline was seen as a necessary part of education and character development. The LORD's discipline is portrayed as an expression of His love and care, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a>, which quotes this proverb and expands on the idea that God disciplines those He loves. This discipline is not punitive but corrective, aiming to guide believers toward righteousness.<p><b>and do not loathe His rebuke;</b><br>Rebuke involves a verbal correction or reprimand. In the cultural context of the Bible, rebuke was a common method of instruction, used to correct behavior and align individuals with God's will. The call not to loathe or despise this rebuke emphasizes the importance of humility and openness to God's guidance. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that values repentance and transformation, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Psalm 141:5</a>, where rebuke is considered a kindness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>- Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>- The covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible, representing His eternal and unchanging nature. In this context, He is the one who disciplines and rebukes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a></b><br>- Represents the reader or the one receiving wisdom. In a broader sense, it can be any believer who is being instructed in the ways of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_discipline.htm">Understanding Divine Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline is an expression of His love and commitment to our growth and holiness. It is not punitive but corrective, aimed at guiding us back to the right path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/embracing_correction.htm">Embracing Correction</a></b><br>As believers, we should not reject or despise God's rebuke. Instead, we should welcome it as an opportunity for spiritual growth and maturity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility.htm">The Role of Humility</a></b><br>Accepting God's discipline requires humility. We must acknowledge our shortcomings and be willing to change according to His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_rebuke.htm">The Purpose of Rebuke</a></b><br>God's rebuke is meant to refine us, much like a refiner purifies gold. It is through this process that we become more like Christ in character and conduct.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_obedience.htm">Living in Obedience</a></b><br>A life that embraces God's discipline is marked by obedience and a desire to align with His will. This leads to a deeper relationship with Him and a more fulfilling spiritual life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_discipline.htm">What does the Bible teach about discipline?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_biblical_proverb.htm">What defines a biblical proverb?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_rehab_views_conflict_with_proverbs_20_30.htm">Proverbs 20:30 states punishment cleanses away evil—do contemporary views on rehabilitation versus punishment conflict with this concept?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_discipline_lead_to_wisdom.htm">How does discipline lead to wisdom and understanding?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Despise not the chastening of the Lord . . .</span>--Comp. <a href="/job/5-17.htm" title="Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore despise not you the chastening of the Almighty:">Job 5:17</a>. A wonderful advance beyond the teaching of the Pentateuch: <span class= "ital">e.g., </span>Deuteronomy 28, in which the Jews had to be treated as children, and punishment or reward follow as the immediate consequence of bad or good behaviour. Under such a discipline misfortune could only be regarded as a punishment, a sign of God's displeasure; but now a further manifestation of His dealings with man is made. When He sends trouble upon His children, He is no longer to be regarded as an offended father punishing their faults, but as one who in love is correcting them. Even the New Testament quotes these words with approval, and without adding anything to their teaching (<a href="/context/hebrews/12-5.htm" title="And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, My son, despise not you the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of him:">Hebrews 12:5-13</a>). There it is shown how all God's children must, without exception, submit to this discipline.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord.</span> The teacher, in vers. 11 and 12, passes to another phase of life. The thought of prosperity suggests the opposite one of adversity. Abundant prosperity shall flow from honouring Jehovah, but he sometimes and not unfrequently sends affliction, and, indeed, without this life would be incomplete. The object of the exhortation is, as Delitzsch states, to show that, as in prosperity God should not be forgotten, so one should not suffer himself to be estranged by days of adversity. Submission is counselled on the ground that, when Jehovah afflicts, he does so in the spirit of love, and for good. The "chastening" and "correction," though presenting God in an attitude of anger, are in reality not the punishment of an irate God. The verse before us is evidently copied from <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17</a>, "Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth, therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty;" and the whole passage is cited again in the Epistle to the Hebrews (<a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5, 6</a>). It has been said that ver. 11 expresses the problem of the Book of Job, and ver. 12 its solution (Delitzsch). <span class="accented">Despise not</span> (<span class="accented">al-timas</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">ne abjicias</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">μὴ ὀλιγώρει</span>. The verb mass is first "to reject," and then "to despise and contemn." The Targum Jonathan puts the thought in a stronger form, <span class="accented">ne</span> <span class="accented">execreris</span>, "do not curse." They despise the chastening of Jehovah who, when they see his hand in it, do not humbly and submissively bow, but resist and become refractory, or, as it is expressed in <a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Proverbs 19:3</a>, when their "heart fretteth against the Lord." Job, notwithstanding his bitter complaints, was on the whole, and in his better moments, an example of the proper state of mind under correction (see <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a>; <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a>). Jonah, in treating contemptuously the procedure of God, is an exemplification of the contrary spirit, which is condemned implicitly in the text (Wardlaw). <span class="accented">Chastening</span> (<span class="accented">musar</span>); i.e. correction not by reproof only, as in <a href="/proverbs/6-23.htm">Proverbs 6:23</a> and Proverbs 8:30; but by punishment also. as in <a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a>; <a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a>. The meaning here is expressed by the LXX. <span class="greek">παιδεία</span>, which is "instruction by punishment," discipline, or schooling (cf. Vulgate, <span class="accented">disciplina</span>)<span class="accented">. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Neither be weary</span> (<span class="accented">al-takots</span>); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> do not loathe, abhor, feel disgust nor vexation towards. The expression, "do not loathe," is a climax to the other, "despise not." It represents a more deeply seated aversion to Jehovah's plans. Gesenius takes the primary meaning of <span class="accented">kuts</span> to be that of vomiting. The word before us certainly denotes loathing or nausea, and is used in this sense by the Israelites in their complaints against God and against Moses in <a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Numbers 21:5</a> (cf. <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Genesis 27:46</a>). The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in quoting the passage, adopts the LXX. reading, <span class="greek">μὴ ὀκλύου</span>, "nor faint;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">ne deficias, i.e.</span> "do not give way to despondency." <span class="cmt_word">Correction</span>. This word, like <span class="accented">musar</span> above, has a twofold meaning of either punishment or chastening, as in <a href="/psalms/73-14.htm">Psalm 73:14</a>; or reproof, as in <a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Proverbs 1:23</a>; 25:30; 5:12; 27:5; 29:15, where it also occurs. It is here used in the former sense. To loathe the correction of Jehovah is to allow it to completely estrange us from him. We faint under it when, by dwelling on or brooding over, or bemoaning the trial, the spirit sinks to faintness. To faint at correction ignores the belief in the truth that "all things work together for good to them that love God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/3-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">despise</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמְאָ֑ס</span> <span class="translit">(tim·’ās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">discipline</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּסַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(mū·sar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4148.htm">Strong's 4148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loathe</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּ֝קֹ֗ץ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·qōṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6973.htm">Strong's 6973: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His reproof;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8433.htm">Strong's 8433: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, correction, refutation, proof</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:11 My son don't despise Yahweh's discipline neither (Prov. 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