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even as a father the son <i>in whom</i> he delighteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son <i>in whom</i> he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loves He disciplines, <i>Just</i> as a father <i>disciplines</i> the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father, the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For whom Yahweh loves He reproves, Even as a father <i>reproves</i> the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For those whom the LORD loves He corrects, Even as a father <i>corrects</i> the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for the LORD disciplines the one he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, just as a father, the son he delights in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD corrects everyone he loves, just as parents correct a child they dearly love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because the LORD warns the one he loves, even as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because the LORD corrects the person he loves, just as a father corrects the son he delights in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loves he disciplines, and punishes every son he accepts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For whom YHWH loves He reproves, "" Even as a father the son He is pleased with.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For whom Jehovah shall love he will rebuke, as a father the son he will delight in.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loves he reproves, as a father, the son he favors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for the LORD reproves the one he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loves he corrects, even as a father corrects his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the one whom LORD JEHOVAH loves, he disciplines, as a father disciplines his son.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/3-12.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=423" 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">11</span>My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: yō·w·ḵî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">disciplines</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the one</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ye·’ĕ·haḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">He loves,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ū·ḵə·’āḇ (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">as does a father</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên (N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: yir·ṣeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">in whom he delights.</a> </span><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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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_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="/psalms/119-75.htm">Psalm 119:75</a></span><br />I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-33</a></span><br />For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17</a></span><br />For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a></span><br />Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a></span><br />Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-36.htm">Luke 6:36</a></span><br />Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28-29</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. / For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Proverbs 29:17</a></b></br> Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a></b></br> Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, <i>so</i> the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a></b></br> Like as a father pitieth <i>his</i> children, <i>so</i> the LORD pitieth them that fear him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/5-17.htm">Correcteth</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Corrects</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-14.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/147-10.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/psalms/94-10.htm">Disciplines</a> <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/149-4.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Reproves</a> <a href="/psalms/105-14.htm">Reproveth</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-25.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/psalms/49-9.htm">Undergo</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Correcteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Corrects</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-8.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-17.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-2.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-18.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Disciplines</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-19.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-10.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Reproves</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Reproveth</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-4.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Undergo</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-4.htm">Words</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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In the biblical context, discipline is not merely punitive but corrective and instructive, aimed at guiding believers towards righteousness. <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a> echoes this sentiment, reinforcing that God's discipline is a sign of His love and acceptance. The idea of divine discipline can be traced back to <a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a>, where God disciplines the Israelites as a father disciplines his son, highlighting a familial relationship. This discipline is meant to refine and purify, much like a refiner's fire, as seen in <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a>. Theologically, this reflects God's desire for His people to grow in holiness and maturity, aligning with His will.<p><b>as does a father the son in whom he delights</b><br>This phrase draws a parallel between God's discipline and a father's discipline of his child, emphasizing the personal and relational aspect of God's correction. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a father's discipline was a crucial part of a child's upbringing, intended to instill wisdom and moral integrity. This cultural understanding is reflected in other biblical passages, such as <a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm">Ephesians 6:4</a>, where fathers are instructed to bring up their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. The delight a father has in his son underscores the motivation behind the discipline—love and a desire for the child's well-being and success. This mirrors God's relationship with His children, where His delight in them leads to corrective measures that foster growth and character development. The typology of Jesus as the beloved Son in whom the Father is well pleased (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>) further illustrates the perfect model of this relationship, where love and discipline coexist harmoniously.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/father.htm">Father</a></b><br>A metaphorical representation of God, highlighting His role as a loving and guiding parent.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/son.htm">Son</a></b><br>Represents believers or the people of God, who are under the care and discipline of the Father.<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, not His wrath. It is meant for our growth and maturity in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_father.htm">The Role of a Father</a></b><br>Just as a loving earthly father disciplines his child for their good, so does God discipline us for our spiritual benefit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/embracing_correction.htm">Embracing Correction</a></b><br>Believers should welcome God's discipline as a sign of His delight in us and His desire for us to grow in holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_of_discipline.htm">Purpose of Discipline</a></b><br>The ultimate goal of divine discipline is to shape us into the likeness of Christ, producing a harvest of righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_discipline.htm">Responding to Discipline</a></b><br>Our response to God's discipline should be one of humility and repentance, seeking to align our lives with His will.<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/how_does_your_home_show_your_beliefs.htm">How does discipline lead to wisdom and understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_80_4-5_show_a_kind_god.htm">How does Psalm 80:4–5 align with the image of a benevolent God when He supposedly “feeds” and “drinks” His people with sorrow and tears? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_discipline_contradict_love.htm">In Hebrews 12:5–6, does God’s discipline contradict the idea of a loving, compassionate deity presented elsewhere in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_discipline_sin.htm">Why does God discipline us for sinning?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - In this verse the motive for submissiveness to Jehovah's corrections is brought forward. They are corrections, but they are the corrections of love. One of the most touching relationships of life, and that with which we are most familiar, viz. that of father and son, is employed to reconcile us to Jehovah's afflictive dispensations. A comparison is drawn. God corrects those whom he loves after the same manner as a father corrects ("correcteth" has to be understood from the first hemistich) the son whom he loves. The idea of the passage is evidently taken from <a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a>, "Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee." The idea of the paternal relationship of God to mankind is found elsewhere (<a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a>; <a href="/malachi/2-10.htm">Malachi 2:10</a>), and especially finds expression in the Lord's prayer. When the truth of this passage is learned, we shall be drawn to, rather than repelled from, God by his corrections. The gracious end of earthly trials is expressed in <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6, 2</a>; cf. <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-5</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a> (Wardlaw). "These gracious words (<a href="/hebrews/12.htm">Hebrews 12</a>.) are written in Holy Scripture for our comfort and instruction; that we should patiently and with thanksgiving bear our heavenly Father's correction, whensoever by any manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us" (see Visitation Office). <span class="cmt_word">Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth</span> (<span class="accented">vuk'av eth-ben yir'tseh</span>); literally, <span class="accented">even as a father the son be delighteth in.</span> Various renderings have been given to this passage. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> Delitzsch, De Wette, <span class="accented">et al.</span>, agree with the Authorized Version, and take <span class="hebrew">ו</span> <span class="accented">vav, as</span> explicative, and <span class="accented">yir'tseh</span>, "in whom he delighteth," as a relative sentence. The <span class="hebrew">ו</span> is used in this explanatory sense in <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">1 Samuel 28:3</a> (see Gesenius, § 155, 1 <span class="accented">a</span>). The relative <span class="accented">usher</span>, "whom," is omitted in the original, according to the rule that the relative is omitted, especially in poetry, where it would stand as a pronoun in the nominative or accusative case (comp. <a href="/psalms/7-16.htm">Psalm 7:16</a>, "And he falls into the pit (which) he made;" and <a href="/proverbs/5-13.htm">Proverbs 5:13</a>). We have the same elision of the relative in the English colloquial expression, "the friend I met" (see Gesenius, § 123:3, <span class="accented">a</span>). <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Hitzig and Zockler translate, "and holds him dear as a father his son." This, though grammatically correct, does not preserve the parallelism. It serves only to expand the idea of love, whereas the predominant idea of the verse is that of correction, to which love is an accessory idea (see Delitzsch). For similar parallels, see <a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a> as before, and <a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a>. In the comparison which is instituted, <span class="accented">yir'tseh</span>, "in whom he delighteth," corresponds with <span class="accented">eth asher ye'hav y'hovah</span>, "whom the Lord loveth," and not with <span class="accented">yokiah</span>, "correcteth." <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> Kamph translates, "and (dealeth) as a father (who) wisheth well to his son." This is substantially the same as the Authorized Version, except that in the relative sentence "son" is made accusative after <span class="accented">yir'tseh</span>, here translated, "wisheth well to," and the emitted relative (<span class="accented">asher</span>) is placed in the nominative instead of the accusative case. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/3-12.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">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</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">disciplines</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹכִ֑יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḵî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He loves,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאֱהַ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(ye·’ĕ·haḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a father</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝כְאָ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine 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">[in whom] he delights.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְצֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yir·ṣeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/3-12.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:12 For whom Yahweh loves he reproves (Prov. 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