Proverbs 3:11

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord,.... This seems to be introduced to prevent an objection that may be made to the above promise of plenty; seeing the children of God are often afflicted…

Despise ... be weary - The temper is not that of contempt. To struggle impatiently, to fret and chafe, when suffering comes on us, is the danger to which we are exposed when we do not accept it as…

We have here before us three exhortations, each of them enforced with a good reason: -

I. We must live in a humble and dutiful subjection to God and his government (Pro 3:7): "Fear the Lord, as your…

Fifth Address. Chap. 3. Pro 3:11-20

11, 12. This short paragraph is at once in contrast and in harmony, with what precedes and follows it. It states the contrast that it may introduce the harmony. The…