Job 36:15-16

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¹⁵He rescues the afflicted in ^[a]their ^(A)misery,
And ^(B)opens their ears in time of oppression.
¹⁶Then indeed, He induced you away from the mouth of distress,
And instead of it, a broad place with no constraint;
And your table was full of ^[b]rich food.

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Job 36:15 Lit his
Job 36:16 Or fatness

Proverbs 3:11-12

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¹¹^(A)My son, do not reject the ^[a]discipline of the Lord
Or loathe His rebuke,
¹²For ^(B)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
Just ^(C)as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

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Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction

Hebrews 12:4-11

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A Father’s Discipline

⁴^(A)You have not yet resisted ^[a]^(B)to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; ⁵and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,

“^(C)My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor ^(D)faint when you are punished by Him;
⁶^(E)For ^(F)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
And He punishes every son whom He accepts.”

⁷It is for discipline that you endure; ^(G)God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ⁸But if you are without discipline, ^(H)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. ⁹Furthermore, we had ^[b]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we ^(I)respected them; shall we not much more be subject to ^(J)the Father of ^[c]spirits, and ^(K)live? ¹⁰For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, ^(L)so that we may share His holiness. ¹¹^(M)For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the ^(N)peaceful fruit of righteousness.

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Hebrews 12:4 Lit as far as blood
Hebrews 12:9 Lit fathers of our flesh
Hebrews 12:9 Or our spirits

James 1:12

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¹²^(A)Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has ^[a]been approved, he will receive ^(B)the crown of life which the Lord ^(C)has promised to those who ^(D)love Him.