Proverbs 3:11

Easy To Read Version

My son, sometimes the Lord will show you that you are doing wrong. But don’t be angry about this punishment. Try to learn from it.

Cross References

Job 4:5

But now trouble comes to you,\par and you are discouraged.\par Trouble hits you,\par and you are upset!\par

Job 5:17

“A person is fortunate\par when God corrects him!\par So don’t complain when\par God All-Powerful punishes you.\par

Psalm 94:12

The man that the Lord disciplines\par will be very happy.\par God will teach that person\par the right way of living.\par

Proverbs 24:10

If you are weak during times of trouble, then you really are weak.

1 Corinthians 11:32

Never do anything that might make other people do wrong—Jews, Greeks (non-Jews), or God’s church.

2 Corinthians 4:1

God, with his mercy, gave us this work to do. So we don’t give up.

Deuteronomy 8:5

You must remember that the Lord your God did all those things for you. God was like a father teaching and correcting his son.

Hebrews 12:3

Think about Jesus. He was patient while sinful men were doing bad things against him. Think about him, so that you also will be patient and not stop trying.

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!