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Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire.
Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you.
And consider today (since I am not speaking to your children who have not known or seen it), consider the discipline of the Lord your God, his greatness, his mighty hand and his outstretched arm,
And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson.
And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’ ”
he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”
And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’ ”
King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”
“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves;
therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
For you hate discipline,
and you cast my words behind you.
The Lord has disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.
A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself,
but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but the instruction of fools is folly.
Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on putting him to death.
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Cease to hear instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Apply your heart to instruction
and your ear to words of knowledge.
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
They are both stupid and foolish;
the instruction of idols is but wood!
But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;
for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?
“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”
It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.