Proverbs 3:12

even as a father&c. The LXX. (reading the same Heb. consonants with different vowels) renders this clause, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth, which is followed in Hebrews 12:6.

The R.V., guided perhaps by the direct address, "My son," Proverbs 3:11, begins the fresh paragraph there. The thought will then be: Wisdom has been commended to you by the happiness it brings (Proverbs 3:1); but if you have to suffer in the pursuit of it, be not discouraged (Proverbs 3:11); for it is worth the cost (Proverbs 3:13). The argument is in reality continuous, however the paragraphs are arranged.