Proverbs 3:12
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
יָסַר
yâçar
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
חָפֵץ
châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Key Terms in This Verse
יָסַר yâçar
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
Study H3256 →חָפֵץ châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Study H2654 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
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