Correction

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: — read the full passage →

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. — read the full passage →

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: — read the full passage →

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; — read the full passage →

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. — read the full passage →

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. — read the full passage →

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. — read the full passage →

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. — read the full passage →

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, — read the full passage →

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. — read the full passage →

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. — read the full passage →

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. — read the full passage →

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.