Proverbs 3:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
lovesיֶאֱהַ֣ב
(ye·'e·hav)
157: to lovea prim. root
He reproves,יֹוכִ֑יחַ
(yo·v·chi·ach;)
3198: to decide, adjudge, provea prim. root
Even as a fatherוּ֝כְאָ֗ב
(u·che·'av)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
[corrects] the sonבֵּ֥ן
(ben)
1121: sona prim. root
in whom he delights.יִרְצֶֽה׃
(yir·tzeh.)
7521: to be pleased with, accept favorablya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For whom the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
loveth
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
he correcteth
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
even as a father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
in whom he delighteth
ratsah  (raw-tsaw')
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

King James Bible
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, just as a father, the son he delights in.

International Standard Version
because the LORD corrects the person he loves, just as a father corrects the son he delights in.

NET Bible
For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the one whom Lord Jehovah loves, he disciplines, as a father disciplines his son.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because the LORD warns the one he loves, even as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.

King James 2000 Bible
For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.
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