11 ¶ My son, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieved with his correction.

12 (A)For the Lord correcteth him, whom he loveth, even as the father doth the child, in whom he delighteth.

13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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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)

13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,

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Footnotes

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