For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
WEB
for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
YLT
For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
DBT
for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.