12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(A)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

12 For (A)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
Just (B)as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

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12 for the Lord reproves the one he loves,
    as a father the son in whom he delights.

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12 (A)The Lord corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud.

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12 The Lord loves those he corrects,
    just like a father who treats his son with favor.

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