Proverbs 3:12

Proverbs 3:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

12because the Lord disciplines those he loves,

as a father the son he delights in.3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

12For whom the Lord loves He disciplines,

Just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

12For whom the Lord loves He reproves,

Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

12For those whom the Lord loves He corrects,

Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

12for the Lord disciplines the one He loves,

as does a father the son in whom he delights.3:12 LXX and He flogs every son He receives; cited in Hebrews 12:6

The Blessings of Wisdom

12The Lord trains those he loves.

He is like a father who trains the son he is pleased with.