Psalm 89:32
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32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges,(A)
2 Samuel 7:14
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14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.(A)
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Hebrews 12:6-11
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6 for the Lord disciplines those whom he loves
and chastises every child whom he accepts.”(A)
7 Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is treating you as children, for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline?(B) 8 If you do not have that discipline in which all children share, then you are illegitimate and not his children.(C) 9 Moreover, we had human parents to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not be even more willing to be subject to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.(D) 11 Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.(E)
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Amos 3:2
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2 You only have I known
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities.(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)
1 Kings 11:39
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39 For this reason I will punish the descendants of David, but not forever.”
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1 Kings 11:14
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Adversaries of Solomon
14 Then the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the royal house in Edom.
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1 Corinthians 11:31-32
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31 But if we judged ourselves, we would not be judged.(A) 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[a] so that we may not be condemned along with the world.(B)
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- 11.32 Or When we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord
Job 9:34
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34 If he would take his rod away from me
and not let dread of him terrify me,(A)
1 Kings 11:31
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31 He then said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: See, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes.(A)
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1 Kings 11:6
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6 So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not completely follow the Lord, as his father David had done.
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Exodus 32:34
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34 But now go, lead the people to the place about which I have spoken to you; see, my angel shall go in front of you. Nevertheless, when the day for punishment comes, I will punish them for their sin.”(A)
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