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For the Lord disciplines those he loves,
    and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”[a]

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  1. 12:5-6 Prov 3:11-12 (Greek version).

because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,(A)
    and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a](B)

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  1. Hebrews 12:6 Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)

19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.

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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 For the Lord corrects those he loves,
    just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.[a]

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  1. 3:12 Greek version reads loves, / and he punishes those he accepts as his children. Compare Heb 12:6.

12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(A)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](B)

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

75 I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair;
    you disciplined me because I needed it.

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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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24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children.
    Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.

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24 Whoever spares the rod(A) hates their children,
    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline(B) them.(C)

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12 Joyful are those you discipline, Lord,
    those you teach with your instructions.

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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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14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do.

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14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(A) When he does wrong, I will punish him(B) with a rod(C) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.

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24 So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle.
    Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.

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24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
    not in your anger,(A)
    or you will reduce me to nothing.(B)

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Psalm 32

A psalm[a] of David.

Oh, what joy for those
    whose disobedience is forgiven,
    whose sin is put out of sight!
Yes, what joy for those
    whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt,[b]
    whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
When I refused to confess my sin,
    my body wasted away,
    and I groaned all day long.
Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
    My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
    and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
    And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude

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  1. 32:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
  2. 32:2 Greek version reads of sin. Compare Rom 4:8.

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.[a]

Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.(A)
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them(B)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.(C)

When I kept silent,(D)
    my bones wasted away(E)
    through my groaning(F) all day long.
For day and night
    your hand was heavy(G) on me;
my strength was sapped(H)
    as in the heat of summer.[b]

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.(I)
I said, “I will confess(J)
    my transgressions(K) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.(L)

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  1. Psalm 32:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  2. Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.

As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.

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Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.(A) For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(B)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.

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30 But if his descendants forsake my instructions
    and fail to obey my regulations,
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.
34 No, I will not break my covenant;
    I will not take back a single word I said.

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30 “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;(A)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(B)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(C)

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Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own good.

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Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.(A)

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71 My suffering was good for me,
    for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.

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71 It was good for me to be afflicted(A)
    so that I might learn your decrees.

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