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Proverbs 3:11-13
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 3:11-13
Revised Standard Version
11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.
The True Wealth
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gets understanding,
Proverbs 3:11-13
New King James Version
Proverbs 3:11-13
New King James Version
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.
13 (C)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
Proverbs 3:11-13
New International Version
Proverbs 3:11-13
New International Version
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)
13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
Proverbs 3:11-13
English Standard Version
Proverbs 3:11-13
English Standard Version
11 (A)My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as (B)a father the son in whom he delights.
Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom
13 (C)Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
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