Proverbs

Proverbs 3:12

12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves,

as does a father the son in whom he delights.e

Footnotes

  • e 3:12 LXX and He flogs every son He receives; cited in Hebrews 12:6|HEB 12:6

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Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
disciplinesיוֹכִ֑יחַyō·w·ḵî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3198 decide, adjudge, prove
the oneאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
He lovesיֶאֱהַ֣בye·’ĕ·haḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH157 love
asוּ֝כְאָ֗בū·ḵə·’āḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH1 father
the sonבֵּ֥ןbênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son
he delightsיִרְצֶֽה׃yir·ṣehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7521 be pleased with, accept favourably

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 8:5 · Revelation 3:19 · Proverbs 29:17 · Proverbs 13:24 · Psalm 103:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.