Proverbs 3:12

With the Hebrew beneath

Proverbs 3:12, word by word

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

lovesיֶאֱהַבyeehav

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “yeehav” appears

he reprovesיוֹכִיחַyochiach

rebuke

To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.

Where else “yochiach” appears

as a fatherאָבav

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “av” appears

reproves the sonבֵּןben

son

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

Where else “ben” appears

in whom he delightsיִרְצֶהyirtse

take pleasure

To look on someone with pleasure.

Where else “yirtse” appears

Translation note

The letter to the Hebrews quotes verses 11 and 12 (Hebrews 12:5-6); in the second line it says: “and he whips every son whom he receives.”

The context