For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.
All Commentaries on Proverbs 3:12 Go To Proverbs 3
Clement Of Rome
AD 99
We must accept correction, dear friends. No one should resent it. Warnings we give each other are good and thoroughly beneficial. For they bind us to God’s will. This is what the holy Word says about it: “The Lord has disciplined me severely and has not given me up to death. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and punishes every son he accepts.” … Do not refuse the Almighty’s warning. For he inflicts pain and then makes us all well again. He smites, but his hands heal.