Discipline

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

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

My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 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 →

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

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

He whose spirit is without restraint Islikea city that is broken down and without walls.

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

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

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

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

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

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

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

And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee. — read the full passage →

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law; — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

Poverty and shameshall be tohim that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. — read the full passage →

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

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →

For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face? — read the full passage →

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you. — read the full passage →

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

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke. — read the full passage →

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

Behold, it wasformypeacethatI had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Touchingthe Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that princes and servants are nought unto thee: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the firstdayof the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel. — read the full passage →

I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; — read the full passage →

and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof. — read the full passage →

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

instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. — read the full passage →

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

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’housesof the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion. — read the full passage →

And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: he abode over against all his brethren. — read the full passage →

Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: — read the full passage →

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! — read the full passage →

Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken. — read the full passage →

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool. — read the full passage →

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger. — read the full passage →

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment. — read the full passage →

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig. — read the full passage →