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Proverbs 3:11-13
New Living Translation

11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
    and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,
    just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.[a]

13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
    the one who gains understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:12 Greek version reads loves, / and he punishes those he accepts as his children. Compare Heb 12:6.
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Proverbs 3:11-13
New International Version

11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(C)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](D)

13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
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