Proverbs 3:12
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
For whom the LORD loueth, he correcteth, euen as a father the sonne, in whom he delighteth.
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Proverbs 3:12
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Loves; regards with affection, goodwill, or devoted care.
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correcteth
Reproves, disciplines, or chastens for amendment.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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delighteth
Third-person singular present form of delight. Takes or gives great pleasure or satisfaction.
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3:11¶ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
3:11¶ *My sonne, despise not the chastening of the LORD: neither be weary of his correction.
3:12For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
3:12For whom the LORD loueth, he correcteth, euen as a father the sonne, in whom he delighteth.
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