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My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke,
Proverbs Chapter 3: Verse 11
For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
Proverbs Chapter 6: Verse 23
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Proverbs Chapter 13: Verse 24
Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
Proverbs Chapter 15: Verse 10
He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs Chapter 15: Verse 31
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.
Proverbs Chapter 19: Verse 18
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
Proverbs Chapter 22: Verse 15
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs Chapter 23: Verse 13
The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
When the wicked thrive, so does sin, but the righteous will see their downfall.
Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.
Proverbs Chapter 29: Verses 15 - 17
Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
2 Timothy Chapter 2: Verse 25
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
2 Timothy Chapter 3: Verse 16
because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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 our spirits and live!
Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews Chapter 12: Verses 6 - 11
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