Proverbs 3:12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
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for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
New International Version
because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
Catholic Public Domain Version
For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over