Holy Scripture
Proverbs 3:11
A church father on this verse
“And He uses the bitter and biting language of reproof in His consolations by Solomon, tacitly alluding to the love for children that characterizes His instruction: "My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him: for whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every s…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
11My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; Nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
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9Honor the Lord with thy just labors, And give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
10That thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, And that thy presses may burst forth with wine.
— Proverbs 3:11 —
12For whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, And scourges every son whom he receives.
13Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, And the mortal who knows prudence.