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Proverbs 3:11-13
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 3:11-13
Contemporary English Version
11 (A)(B) My child, don't turn away
or become bitter
when the Lord corrects you.
12 (C) The Lord corrects
everyone he loves,
just as parents correct
a child they dearly love.
The Value of Wisdom
13 God blesses everyone
who has wisdom
and common sense.
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
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