Proverbs 3:12 - Easy To Read Version

Why? Because the Lord corrects the people he loves. Yes, God is like a father \{that punishes\} the son he loves.

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For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

For whom the Lord loves He corrects, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

The LORD loves those he corrects, just like a father who treats his son with favor.

For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.

For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.