Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 3:11

"My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:" — Proverbs 3:11 (ASV)

Despise ... be weary - The temper is not that of contempt. To struggle impatiently, to fret and chafe, when suffering comes upon us, is the danger to which we are exposed when we do not accept it as from the hands of God. Compare Jonah 4:9; Job 5:17.