Proverbs 3:11–12
YHWH reproves the one he loves, as a father the son he delights in
Study it word by word11The correction of YHWH, my son, do not reject, and do not grow weary of his reproof;
12for whom YHWH loves he reproves, and as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
In its context
9Honor YHWH with your wealth, and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
10and your barns will be filled with plenty, and your winepresses will burst with new wine.
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13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who obtains insight;
14for her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield than gold.
Its words in the original
- מוּסַרmusar· discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
- יְהוָהyehva· YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
- בְּנִbeni· son
Son. In the plural it can include sons and daughters, and also grandsons and descendants. "Son of..." also says what group someone belongs to ("sons of Israel" = Israelites).
- תִּמְאָסtimas· reject, despise
Despise, reject, refuse something.
- תָּקֹץtakots· loathe, be weary of
Be sick of, loathe; dread, be unable to bear any more.
- תוֹכַחְתּtochacht· rebuke, reproof, argument
Rebuke, correction: words that show someone his fault (Proverbs 1:23; 3:11); also an argument in one's defense. "A day of rebuke" is a day of punishment (2 Kings 19:3; Hosea 5:9).
- יֶאֱהַבyeehav· love
Love, have affection for someone: a parent for a child, a husband for a wife, a friend for a friend, a person for God; also like, desire.
- יוֹכִיחַyochiach· reprove, decide
Decide who is right; reprove, correct, rebuke; also argue a case. In the passive, be shown to be in the right.
- אָבav· father
Father; also ancestor ("our fathers"), and the founder or head of a family or group.
- יִרְצֶהyirtse· accept, be pleased with
Receive with pleasure, accept; take delight in someone. Also pay off a debt.