12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
12 It's the child he loves that God corrects; a father's delight is behind all this. The Very Tree of Life
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
12 For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 3:12
Commentary on Proverbs 3:7-12
(Read Proverbs 3:7-12)
There is not a greater enemy to the fear of the Lord in the heart, than self-conceit of our own wisdom. The prudence and sobriety which 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 as 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 visit us with trials and sickness, let us not forget that the exhortation speaks to us as to children, for our good. We must not faint under an 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.