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Proverbs 3:12
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Proverbs 3:12
12For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
12For whom the LORD loueth, he correcteth, euen as a father the sonne, in whom he delighteth.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 3:12
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Loves; regards with affection, goodwill, or devoted care.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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correcteth
To set right; to reprove, discipline, or chastise for amendment.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Just as, or in the same manner stated.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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delighteth
To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 12
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Open the full verse study5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.
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Open the full verse study19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
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Open the full verse study17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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Open the full verse study24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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Open the full verse study13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
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