Proverbs 3:11

“The correction of YHWH, my son, do not reject, and do not grow weary of his reproof;”
Proverbs 3:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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YHWH reproves the one he loves, as a father the son he delights inParents and Children

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The correctionמוּסַרof YHWH,יְהוָהmy son,בְּנִיdo notאַלreject,תִּמְאָסand do notוְאַלgrow wearyתָּקֹץof his reproof;בְּתוֹכַחְתּוֹ

Quotation · Hebrews 12:5-6

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Hebrews quotes Proverbs 3:11-12. Where the Hebrew says “as a father the son in whom he delights,” Hebrews says “he scourges every son whom he receives.”

Formula: καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως “and you have forgotten the encouragement” (Hebrews 12:5)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως ἥτις ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς διαλέγεται Υἱέ μου μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος παιδεύει μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται

Hebrew (Masoretic text): מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל תִּמְאָס וְאַל תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּוֹ כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת בֵּן יִרְצֶה

Septuagint (Proverbs 3:11-12 in the Septuagint numbering): Υἱέ, μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας Κυρίου, μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος· ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπῷ Κύριος ἐλέγχει. μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου μηδὲ ἐκλύου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Proverbs 3:11, word by word

The correctionמוּסַרmusar

discipline, correction

Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."

Where else “musar” appears

of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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.

Where else “yehva” appears

my sonבְּנִbeni

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “beni” appears

rejectתִּמְאָסtimas

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

Where else “timas” appears

grow wearyתָּקֹץtakots

loathe

To feel such annoyance or revulsion that one can no longer bear it.

Where else “takots” appears

of his reproofתוֹכַחְתּtochacht

rebuke

Words that correct a fault.

Where else “tochacht” appears

Parallel passages

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Quotation · Hebrews 12:5-6

Hebrews quotes Proverbs 3:11-12. Where the Hebrew says “as a father the son in whom he delights,” Hebrews says “he scourges every son whom he receives.”

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Proverbs 3:11

¹¹The correction of YHWH, my son, do not reject, and do not grow weary of his reproof;

Hebrews 12:5-6

⁵and you have forgotten the encouragement that addresses you as sons: My son, do not think lightly of the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when you are rebuked by him;

The context

10and your barns will be filled with plenty, and your winepresses will burst with new wine.

11 · This verse (above)

12for whom YHWH loves he reproves, and as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

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