A moment in scripture
Proverbs 3:11
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My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 3:9
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
- Proverbs 3:10
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
- Proverbs 3:12
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
- Proverbs 3:13
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.