SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:11
No deseches, hijo mío, el castigo del SEÑOR; ni te fatigues de su corrección;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:11
Verse 11. Despise not the chastening of the Lord ] The word rswm musar signifies correction, discipline, and instruction. Teaching is essentially necessary to show the man the way in which he is to go; discipline is necessary to render that teaching effectual; and, often, correction is requisite in order to bring the mind into submission, without which it cannot acquire knowledge. Do not therefore reject this procedure of God; humble thyself under his mighty hand, and open thy eyes to thy own interest; and then thou wilt learn specially and effectually. It is of no use to rebel; if thou do, thou kickest against the pricks, and every act of rebellion against him is a wound to thine own soul. God will either end thee or mend thee; wilt thou then kick on?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord , etc.] This seems to be introduced to prevent an objection that may be made to the above promise of plenty; seeing the children of God are often afflicted in this world; even the wise and pious, and those that fear the Lord, and honour him; which is accounted for, and the reason of it given, in ( Proverbs 3:12). These words are cited in ( Hebrews 12:5,6), and are represented as an exhortation, spoken unto children, the children of God; by which it appears, that not any single person is meant by “my son”; and, as not here, so neither elsewhere in this book, where the same phrase is used. It is not to be limited to any son of Solomon’s according to the flesh; nor to any person or persons, that applied to him for instruction, and were taught by him; nor to all the people of God in his time: but it has respect to the Jews in the times of the apostles; and even to all the children of God in all ages, who more or less endure afflictions, here called “the chastening of the Lord”, because they are from him; whatever concern men or devils, or second causes, may have in them, they are originally from the Lord, either sent or suffered by him; they are indeed by his appointment, and are ordered, limited, and restrained by him, and are overruled for his glory and his people’s good: they are not chastisements in a way of vindictive wrath and justice, which would be contrary to the satisfaction of Christ, the justice of God, his everlasting and unchangeable love, and to his word and oath; but they are in love; they are the chastisements of a father, in which he deals with them as with children; and uses them for the good discipline and instruction of them, as the word here signifies; and therefore not to be “despised”, or loathed and abhorred, as disagreeable food or physic be; or as if they were unnecessary and unprofitable, or unworthy of notice and regard; or as little, slight, and trifling things, without considering from whence they come and for what they are sent; but, on the contrary, should be regarded as useful and serviceable; (see Job 5:17); neither be weary of his correction ; “rebuke” or “reproof” f66 ; so in ( Hebrews 12:5); “when thou art rebuked of him”, not in wrath and fury, but in love, as before. The same thing is meant by correction as chastening; and supposes a fault to be committed by him that is corrected, for God corrects none but for sin; and authority in the corrector, which he, as the Father of spirits, and as our covenant God and Father in Christ, has a right to do: he corrects by his Spirit, by his word, by his ministers, and by his providences, afflictive ones, which last is here meant; and it is always for good, at a proper time, and when necessary, in measure and with judgment: and of this the children should not be “weary”, as grievous and intolerable; and especially should not be weary of their lives on account of it, in which sense the word is used in ( Genesis 27:46) which has been the case of Job and others; but should bear it quietly and peaceably, and with patience, without fretting and murmuring; or should not “faint”, as it is rendered in ( Hebrews 12:5); or sink under the weight, but cheerfully support under it. The two extremes, which men are apt to run into, are here guarded against; on the one hand, to make little or nothing of an affliction; to outbrave it, not to be affected with it, nor humble under the mighty hand of God; nor consider the rod, and him that has appointed it: and, on the other hand, to aggravate an affliction, as if no sorrow was like theirs, and to be quite dejected and overwhelmed with it.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-12 - There is not a greater enemy to the fear of the Lord in the heart, tha self-conceit of our own wisdom. The prudence and sobriety whic religion teaches, tend not only to the health of the soul, but to the health of the body. Worldly wealth is but poor substance, yet, such a it is, we must honour God with it; and those that do good with what they have, shall have more to do more good with. Should the Lord visi us with trials and sickness, let us not forget that the exhortatio speaks to us as to children, for our good. We must not faint under a affliction, be it ever so heavy and long, not be driven to despair, or use wrong means for relief. The father corrects the son whom he loves because he loves him, and desires that he may be wise and good Afflictions are so far from doing God's children any hurt, that, by the grace of God, they promote their holiness.
Original Hebrew
מוסר 4148 יהוה 3068 בני 1121 אל 408 תמאס 3988 ואל 408 תקץ 6973 בתוכחתו׃ 8433
