Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.

Know this day that I am not speaking with your sons who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of the Lord your God—His greatness, His mighty hand, His outstretched arm,

“If any person has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or his mother, and when they discipline him, he does not listen to them,

I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and with strokes of sons of mankind,

Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!’”

and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!”

Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!’”

He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

“Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the music director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

For you yourself hate discipline, And you throw My words behind you.

Blessed is the man whom You discipline, Lord, And whom You teach from Your Law,

May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer is still against their evil deeds.

My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord Or loathe His rebuke,

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And rebukes for discipline are the way of life

Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid.

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Poverty and shame will come to one who neglects discipline, But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

One who neglects discipline rejects himself, But one who listens to a rebuke acquires understanding.

Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, But the discipline of fools is foolishness.

Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.

Listen to advice and accept discipline, So that you may be wise the rest of your days.

Stop listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.