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


In Context

9 Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

10 And filled are thy barns with plenty, And with new wine thy presses break forth.

11 Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

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

13 O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.

14 For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold — her increase.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.