Proverbs 3:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² 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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² For whom the Lord loves He corrects, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Common English Bible

¹² The LORD loves those he corrects, just like a father who treats his son with favor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.

Proverbs 3:12 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 103:13

The Lord is as kind to his followers\par as a father is to his children.\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 13:24

If a person truly loves his children, then he will correct them when they are wrong. If you love your son, then you will be careful to teach him the right way.

Proverbs 29:17

Punish your son when he is wrong, then you will always be proud of him. He will never make you ashamed.

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 12:6

The Lord punishes every person he loves,\par and he punishes every person\par he accepts as a child.”\par \i (Proverbs 3:11-12)\i0 \par

Revelation 3:19

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