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Lamentations 3:27
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Lamentations 3:27
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27 And it is good for people to submit at an early age
to the yoke of his discipline:
Lamentations 3:27
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Lamentations 3:27
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27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
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Ecclesiastes 12:1
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12 Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”
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Ecclesiastes 12:1
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Ecclesiastes 12:1
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Matthew 11:29-30
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Matthew 11:29-30
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29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
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Matthew 11:29-30
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Matthew 11:29-30
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29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(A) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(B) 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”(C)
Psalm 119:71
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Psalm 119:71
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71 My suffering was good for me,
for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.
Psalm 119:71
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Psalm 119:71
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71 It was good for me to be afflicted(A)
so that I might learn your decrees.
Psalm 94:12
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Psalm 94:12
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12 Joyful are those you discipline, Lord,
those you teach with your instructions.
Psalm 94:12
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Psalm 94:12
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Hebrews 12:5-12
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Hebrews 12:5-12
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5 And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children?[a] He said,
“My child,[b] don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t give up when he corrects you.
6 For the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”[c]
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? 8 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. 9 Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?[d]
10 For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. 11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
12 So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees.
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Hebrews 12:5-12
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Hebrews 12:5-12
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5 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,
6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,(B)
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a](C)
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.(D) For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(E)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits(F) and live!(G) 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.(H) 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace(I) for those who have been trained by it.
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.(J)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:6 Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)
Psalm 90:12
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Psalm 90:12
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12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
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Psalm 90:12
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