11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
(B)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

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11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(C)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](D)

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Footnotes

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

17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction [a]goes astray.

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  1. Proverbs 10:17 leads

17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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The House of the Righteous Shall Stand

12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.

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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)

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18 Poverty and shame will come to him who [a]disdains correction,
But (A)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

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  1. Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores

18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,(A)
    but whoever heeds correction is honored.(B)

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24 (A)He who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him [a]promptly.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 early

24 Whoever spares the rod(A) hates their children,
    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline(B) them.(C)

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(A)A fool despises his father’s instruction,
(B)But he who [a]receives correction is prudent.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)

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10 (A)Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,
And (B)he who hates correction will die.

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10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

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12 (A)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.

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12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
    so they avoid the wise.

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32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.

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32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,(A)
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.(B)

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18 (A)Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart [a]on his destruction.

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit. to put him to death; a Jewish tradition on his crying

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the [a]inner depths of the heart.

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  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit. rooms of the belly

30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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(A)Train up a child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Even

Start(A) children off on the way they should go,(B)
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(C)

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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
(A)The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)

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