Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.

There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die.

Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.

By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.

O Lord, in distress they sought you; they poured out a whispered prayer when your discipline was upon them.

And you shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.

For I am with you to save you, declares the Lord; I will make a full end of all the nations among whom I scattered you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

I have heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, for you are the Lord my God.

Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”

And the revolters have gone deep into slaughter, but I will discipline all of them.

As they go, I will spread over them my net; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens; I will discipline them according to the report made to their congregation.

When I please, I will discipline them, and nations shall be gathered against them when they are bound up for their double iniquity.

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.

For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”

It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?

For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.