Pro 3:11-12 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 11. Despise not the chastening of the Lord ] The word musar signifies correction, discipline , and instruction . Teaching is essentially necessary to show the man the way in which he is to go; discipline is necessary to render that teaching effectual ; and, often, correction is requisite in order to bring the mind into submission , without which it cannot acquire knowledge . Do not therefore reject this procedure of God; humble thyself under his mighty hand, and open thy eyes to thy own interest; and then thou wilt learn specially and effectually . It is of no use to rebel ; if thou do, thou kickest against the pricks , and every act of rebellion against him is a wound to thine own soul . God will either end thee or mend thee; wilt thou then kick on?

‏ Proverbs 3:11-12

Verse 11. Despise not the chastening of the Lord] The word musar signifies correction, discipline, and instruction. Teaching is essentially necessary to show the man the way in which he is to go; discipline is necessary to render that teaching effectual; and, often, correction is requisite in order to bring the mind into submission, without which it cannot acquire knowledge. Do not therefore reject this procedure of God; humble thyself under his mighty hand, and open thy eyes to thy own interest; and then thou wilt learn specially and effectually. It is of no use to rebel; if thou do, thou kickest against the pricks, and every act of rebellion against him is a wound to thine own soul. God will either end thee or mend thee; wilt thou then kick on?

Verse 12. Whom the Lord loveth] To encourage thee to bear correction, know that it is a proof of God's love to thee; and thereby he shows that he treats thee as a father does his son, even that one to whom he bears the fondest affection.

The last clause the Septuagint translate μαστιγοιδεπανταυιον ονπαραδεχεται, "and chasteneth every son whom he receiveth;" and the apostle, Heb 12:6, quotes this literatim. Both clauses certainly amount to the same sense. Every son whom he receiveth, and the son in whom he delighteth, have very little difference of meaning.