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Proverbs 3:11 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Proverbs 3:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 3 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:”
Proverbs 3:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 3:11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction. This verse introduces a crucial theme in biblical wisdom: God's loving discipline of His children. It addresses the universal human tendency to resent hardship rather than receive it as divine instruction."My son" (בְּנִי/beni) reflects the parent-child framework of Proverbs. Wisdom is transmitted from father to son, representing God's fatherly instruction to His children. This relational context matters—discipline comes from love, not hostility. Hebrews 12:5-11 quotes this verse, explicitly applying it to God'...
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Cross-References for Proverbs 3:11
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“I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore”
“My son, don't take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;,And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:,,,,,,,,”
“Yah”
“and the young men utterly fall;”
“we are punished by the Lord”
“but though our outward man is decaying”
“even as we obtained mercy”
“that you don't grow weary”
“your strength is small.”