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17 “Behold, how (A)blessed is the man whom God reproves,
So do not reject the (B)discipline of the [a]Almighty.

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  1. Job 5:17 Heb Shaddai, so in Job

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(A)
    so do not despise the discipline(B) of the Almighty.[a](C)

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

And you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,

(A)My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the [a]Lord,
Nor (B)faint when you are reproved by Him;
(C)For those (D)whom the [b]Lord loves He disciplines,
And He flogs every son whom He receives.”

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  1. Hebrews 12:5 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Prov 3:11
  2. Hebrews 12:6 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Prov 3:12

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

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