Proverbs 3:11
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11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
Job 5:17
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17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!
Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.
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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Revelation 3:19
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19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
Isaiah 40:30-31
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30 Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
Psalm 94:12
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12 Joyful are those you discipline, Lord,
those you teach with your instructions.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
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16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are[a] being renewed every day. 17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
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- 4:16 Greek our inner being is.
2 Corinthians 4:1
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4 Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way,[a] we never give up.
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- 4:1 Or ministry.
1 Corinthians 11:32
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32 Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
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Proverbs 24:10
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10 If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.
Hebrews 12:3
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3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;[a] then you won’t become weary and give up.
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- 12:3 Some manuscripts read Think of how people hurt themselves by opposing him.
Job 4:5
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5 But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart.
You are terrified when it touches you.
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