12For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.


In Context

9 Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the first fruits of all your increase:

10 So shall your barns be filled with plenty, and your presses shall burst out with new wine.

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

12 For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.

13 Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.

14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:12because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:12For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:12For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:12For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12for whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.