Proverbs 3:11
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:”Proverbs 3:11
What Does Proverbs 3:11 Mean?
Proverbs 3:11 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 3, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 3:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 12:5“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:”Job 5:17“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:”Revelation 3:19“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”James 1:12“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”Psalms 94:12“Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;”Isaiah 40:30“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:”1 Corinthians 11:32“But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.”Psalms 118:18“The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.”Jeremiah 12:5“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?”2 Corinthians 4:16“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”Job 42:9“So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.”Psalms 89:32“Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.”2 Samuel 7:14“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:”2 Corinthians 4:1“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;”2 Samuel 12:14“Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.”Hosea 7:15“Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.”Job 16:7“But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.”Psalms 73:5“They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.”Proverbs 24:10“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.”Jeremiah 31:18“I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.”
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