2 Samuel 12:14
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14 Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord[a] by doing this, your child will die.”
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- 12:14 As in Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text reads the enemies of the Lord.
Romans 2:24
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24 No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.”[a]
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Isaiah 52:5
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5 What is this?” asks the Lord. “Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation.[a] My name is blasphemed all day long.[b]
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Revelation 3:19
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19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
Hebrews 12:6
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6 For the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”[a]
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- 12:5-6 Prov 3:11-12 (Greek version).
Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,
just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.[a]
Psalm 94:12
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12 Joyful are those you discipline, Lord,
those you teach with your instructions.
Psalm 89:31-33
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31 if they do not obey my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
32 then I will punish their sin with the rod,
and their disobedience with beating.
33 But I will never stop loving him
nor fail to keep my promise to him.
1 Corinthians 11:32
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32 Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
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Matthew 18:7
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7 “What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.
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Amos 3:2
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2 “From among all the families on the earth,
I have been intimate with you alone.
That is why I must punish you
for all your sins.”
Ezekiel 36:20-23
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20 But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said, ‘These are the people of the Lord, but he couldn’t keep them safe in his own land!’ 21 Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations.
22 “Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations. 23 I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord.
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Psalm 74:10
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10 How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you?
Will you let them dishonor your name forever?
Nehemiah 5:9
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9 Then I pressed further, “What you are doing is not right! Should you not walk in the fear of our God in order to avoid being mocked by enemy nations?
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