Proverbs / Question
Proverbs 3:11–12 says not to despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof. It explains that the LORD reproves the one he loves. The comparison is to a father correcting a son in whom he delights.
In Proverbs 3:11–12, the teacher addresses a “son” and urges him not to treat Yahweh’s discipline with contempt or to collapse into discouragement when rebuked. The passage explains the reason: correction is presented as a sign of love, not rejection. These lines sit within a longer parent-to-child instruction in Proverbs 3, where the speaker urges trust in Yahweh, moral integrity, and practical humility in daily life.
These two verses treat “discipline” and “reproof” from Yahweh as something real and sometimes painful, but not meaningless. The teacher addresses the listener as “my son,” using family language to frame moral formation as personal and relational, not just rule-keeping.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Proverbs 3:11-12, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
11My son, don`t despise Yahweh`s discipline, Neither be weary of his reproof:
12For whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; Even as a father the son in whom he delights.