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And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as children—

“My child, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord
    or lose heart when you are punished by him,(A)

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And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,

“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not lose heart(A) when he rebukes you,

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11 My child, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
    or be weary of his reproof,(A)
12 for the Lord reproves the one he loves,
    as a father the son in whom he delights.(B)

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11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(C)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

17 “How happy is the one whom God reproves;
    therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a](A)
18 For he wounds, but he binds up;
    he strikes, but his hands heal.(B)

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  1. 5.17 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(A)
    so do not despise the discipline(B) of the Almighty.[a](C)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(D)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.(E)

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  1. Job 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job

32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[a] so that we may not be condemned along with the world.(A)

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  1. 11.32 Or When we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord

32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined(A) so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.(B)

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19 I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.(A)

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19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.(A) So be earnest and repent.(B)

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12 Happy are those whom you discipline, O Lord,
    and whom you teach out of your law,(A)

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12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(A) Lord,
    the one you teach(B) from your law;

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Trial and Temptation

12 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord[a] has promised to those who love him.(A)

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  1. 1.12 Gk he; other ancient authorities read God

12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)

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Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[a] so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.(A) In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

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  1. 12.3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.

God Disciplines His Children

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(B)

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109 I hold my life in my hand continually,
    but I do not forget your law.(A)

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109 Though I constantly take my life in my hands,(A)
    I will not forget(B) your law.

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“But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s children(A) 10 how you once stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord said to me, ‘Assemble the people for me, and I will let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me as long as they live on the earth and may teach their children so’;(B)

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Only be careful,(A) and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach(B) them to your children(C) and to their children after them. 10 Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb,(D) when he said to me, “Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn(E) to revere(F) me as long as they live in the land(G) and may teach(H) them to their children.”

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18 Indeed, I heard Ephraim pleading:
“You disciplined me, and I took the discipline;
    I was like an untrained calf.
Bring me back; let me come back,
    for you are the Lord my God.(A)

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
    ‘You disciplined(A) me like an unruly calf,(B)
    and I have been disciplined.
Restore(C) me, and I will return,
    because you are the Lord my God.

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75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right
    and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.(A)

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75 I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,(A)
    and that in faithfulness(B) you have afflicted me.

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but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[a] is made perfect in weakness.” So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.(A) 10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 12.9 Other ancient authorities read my power

But he said to me, “My grace(A) is sufficient for you, for my power(B) is made perfect in weakness.(C)(D) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(E) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(F) in persecutions,(G) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(H)

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