Proverbs 3:11 (GNV)

Passage

My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:9 Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.

Proverbs 3:10 So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.

Proverbs 3:11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

Proverbs 3:12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.

Proverbs 3:13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonne", "refuse", "chastening", "lord", "neither", "grieued", and "correction". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonne" and "refuse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "So shall thy barnes be filled with..." into verse 12's "For the Lord correcteth him whome he...", so "sonne" and "refuse" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sonne" and "refuse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.