Proverbs 3:11-15 in English

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

¹² For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

¹² for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.

¹³ Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.

¹⁴ For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.

¹⁵ And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

¹² For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

¹² For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when you are rebuked of him:

¹² for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.

¹³ Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.

¹⁴ For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.

¹⁵ And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his reproof:

¹² For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

¹¹ My son, when Yahweh disciplines/corrects you, do not despise it, and if he rebukes you, do not resent it.

¹² I say that because it is the people whom Yahweh loves that he corrects/reproves, just like parents correct/reprove their sons whom they love.

¹³ Yahweh is pleased with those who become wise and have good understanding.

¹⁴ Being wise and having good understanding is worth more than silver, better than gold.

¹⁵ Being wise is more precious than ◄jewels/precious stones►; there is nothing that you could desire that would be as valuable as wisdom.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when you are rebuked of him:

¹² for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.

¹³ Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.

¹⁴ For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.

¹⁵ And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

¹² for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

¹² for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

¹² for whom the LORD loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

¹² For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

¹³ Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

¹⁴ For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

¹⁵ She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;

¹² for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.

¹¹ My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:

¹² For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.

¹³ Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:

¹⁴ The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:

¹⁵ She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.

¹¹ My son, don't reject the Lord's discipline or resent it when he corrects you,

¹² for the Lord corrects those he loves, as a father corrects a son who pleases him.

¹³ Happy are those who find wisdom and gain understanding,

¹⁴ for wisdom is worth more than silver, and pays better than gold.

¹⁵ She is more valuable than rubies—everything you could ever want just doesn't compare!

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

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

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

¹⁴ For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.

¹⁵ It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction;

¹² For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that obtaineth understanding.

¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; Neither be weary of his correction:

¹² For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, And the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: And all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹¹ The correction of the Lord, my son, do not despise; and feel no loathing for his admonition;

¹² Because whomever the Lord loveth he admonisheth; and as a father who delighteth in his son.

¹³ Happy the man that hath found wisdom, and the man that acquireth understanding.

¹⁴ For the obtaining of her is better than the obtaining of silver, and better than fine gold is her product.

¹⁵ She is more precious than pearls; and all the things thou valuest are not equal unto her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; Nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

¹² For whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, And scourges every son whom he receives.

¹³ Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, And the mortal who knows prudence.

¹⁴ For it is better to traffic for her, Than for treasures of gold and silver.

¹⁵ And she is more valuable than precious stones: No evil thing shall resist her: She is well known to all that approach her, And no precious thing is equal to her in value.

¹¹ My son, despise not the correction of the LORD, Nor be impatient under his chastisement!

¹² For whom the LORD loveth he chasteneth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy the man who findeth wisdom; Yea, the man who getteth understanding!

¹⁴ For the profit thereof is greater than that of silver, And the gain thereof than that of fine gold.

¹⁵ More precious is she than pearls, And none of thy jewels is to be compared with her.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise Adonai ’s discipline, neither be despondent when he corrects you:

¹² for whom Adonai 'ahav ·affectionately loves·, he reproves; even as a father reproves his son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her teshuvah ·complete return· is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, do not despise Yahweh's instruction and do not hate his rebuke,

¹² for Yahweh disciplines those he loves, as a father deals with a son who pleases him.

¹³ The one who finds wisdom is blessed; he also gets understanding.

¹⁴ What you gain from wisdom is better than what silver will give in return and its profit is better than gold.

¹⁵ Wisdom is more precious than jewels and nothing you desire can compare to her.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

¹² for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

¹² for whom the LORD loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

¹² For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

¹² for whom the LORD loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

¹² for whom the LORD loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹¹ My son, cast thou not away the teaching of the Lord; and fail thou not, when thou art chastised of him.

¹² For the Lord chastiseth him, whom he loveth; and as a father in the son he pleaseth him.

¹³ Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and that floweth with prudence.

¹⁴ The getting thereof is better than the merchandise or chaffering of gold and of silver; the fruits thereof be the first and the cleanest.

¹⁵ It is more precious than all riches; and all things that be desired, may not be comparisoned to this.

¹¹ My son, cast thou not away the teaching of the Lord; and fail thou not, when thou art chastised of him, (or and faint thou not, or and spurn thou him not, when thou art disciplined by him).

¹² For the Lord chastiseth him, whom he loveth; and as a father in the son he pleaseth him (or and like a father to his son who pleaseth him).

¹³ Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and that floweth with prudence. (Blessed is the person who findeth wisdom, and who floweth with understanding.)

¹⁴ The getting thereof is better than the merchandise of gold and of silver; the fruits thereof be the first and the cleanest.

¹⁵ It is more precious than all riches; and all things that be desired, may not be comparisoned to this, (or and nothing that is desired, can be compared to it).

¹¹ Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

¹² For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

¹³ O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.

¹⁴ For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold — her increase.

¹⁵ Precious she is above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.