Hebrews 12:5
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Note d'étude
Study Note
The citation of Proverbs 3:11-12 — 'My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him' — introduces the remarkable pastoral argument that suffering is evidence of sonship rather than divine rejection. Hebrews 12:6 adds the rationale: 'whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,' citing the disciplinary love of Proverbs, which presents paternal correction as the opposite of indifference. The exhortation not to 'despise' (oligōrei, make light of) the chastening addresses the temptation to treat suffering as meaningless, while 'nor faint when rebuked' addresses the opposite temptation of collapsing under its weight. The verse shaped both Catholic ascetical theology (suffering as purification) and Protestant consolation theology (suffering as evidence of adoption), each emphasising different elements of the Proverbs context.
Autres traductions
and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;
and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,
And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
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