Hebrews 12:5
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5 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)
Proverbs 3:11-12
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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)
Job 5:17-18
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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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- 5.17 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Revelation 3:19
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19 I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.(A)
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1 Corinthians 11:32
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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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- 11.32 Or When we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord
Psalm 94:12
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12 Happy are those whom you discipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,(A)
James 1:12
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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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- 1.12 Gk he; other ancient authorities read God
Psalm 119:109
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109 I hold my life in my hand continually,
but I do not forget your law.(A)
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
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8 We are afflicted in every way but not crushed, perplexed but not driven to despair, 9 persecuted but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed,
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Psalm 119:75
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75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right
and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.(A)
Hebrews 12:3-4
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3 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) 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
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- 12.3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves
Jeremiah 31:18
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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)
Psalm 118:18
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18 The Lord has punished me severely,
but he did not give me over to death.(A)
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