⁷ tn Heb “to correct, reprove.”

¹ tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.”

³ tn Heb “concerning my correction [or, “reproof”].”

² tn Or “rebuke” (KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “correction.”

² tn The word “correct’ is supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹ sn Those who wish to improve themselves must learn to accept correction; the fool hates/rejects any correction.

¹ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

² tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

¹ tn Grk “well!”, an adverb used to affirm a statement. It means “very well,” “you are correct.”

³ tn Heb “But they were not listening so as to accept correction.”

² tc The MT has the singular, “he said,” but many witnesses correctly read the plural.

² tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elenchō) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

¹ tn Or “reproof,” “censure.” The Greek word ἐλέγχω (elenchō) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

³ tn Or “rebuke,” “censure.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

² tn Heb “and could not prepare to speak.” The precise meaning of יָכִין (yakhin) is unclear. Some understand it to mean “was not careful [to say it correctly]”; others emend to יָכֹל (yakhol, “was not able [to say it correctly]”) or יָבִין (yavin, “did not understand [that he should say it correctly]”), which is read by a few Hebrew mss.

¹ tn The word “rod” is a metonymy of cause, in which the instrument being used to discipline is mentioned in place of the process of disciplining someone. So the expression refers to the process of discipline that is designed to correct someone. Some understand the words “rod and reproof” to form a hendiadys, meaning “a correcting [or, reproving] rod” (cf. NAB, NIV “the rod of correction”).

² tn Heb “Nebuchadrezzar” is a variant and more correct spelling of Nebuchadnezzar, as the Babylonian name Nabu-kudurri-uṣur has an an “r” rather than an “n.”

¹ tc The Hebrew text has אֲנַחֲמֵךְ (ʾanakhamekh), a first person form, but the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a reads correctly יְנַחֲמֵךְ (y^enakhamekh), a third person form.

⁴ sn The point of the proverb is that the human being with many plans is uncertain, but the Lord with a sure plan gives correct counsel.

¹ tn Heb “is prudent” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NCV, NLT “is wise.” Anyone who accepts correction or rebuke will become prudent in life.