Proverbs 3:11-12 - ESV

My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:11-12 | ESV | love Father learning punishment

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New Internation Version

My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.

Proverbs 3:11-12 | NIV | love Father learning punishment

King James Version

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord;
neither be weary of his correction:
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;
even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Proverbs 3:11-12 | KJV | love Father learning punishment