Psalm 94:12

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¹²Blessed is the one you discipline,^(A) Lord,
the one you teach^(B) from your law;

Psalm 118:18

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¹⁸The Lord has chastened^(A) me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.^(B)

Psalm 118:18 in all English translations

Proverbs 3:11-12

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¹¹My son,^(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,^(B)
and do not resent his rebuke,
¹²because the Lord disciplines those he loves,^(C)
as a father the son he delights in.^[a]^(D)

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Footnotes

Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

Jeremiah 30:11

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¹¹I am with you^(A) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy^(B) you.
I will discipline^(C) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’^(D)

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Jeremiah 46:28

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²⁸Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant,
    for I am with you,”^(A) declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy^(B) all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”

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Hebrews 12:3-11

New International Version

³Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary^(A) and lose heart.

God Disciplines His Children

⁴In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.^(B) ⁵And 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^(C) when he rebukes you,
⁶because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,^(D)
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”^[a]^(E)

⁷Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.^(F) For what children are not disciplined by their father? ⁸If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline^(G)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. ⁹Moreover, 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^(H) and live!^(I) ¹⁰They 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.^(J) ¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace^(K) for those who have been trained by it.