Job 5:17 Cross References

Job 5:17

17: "But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the chastening of the Almighty when you sin.

God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Happy are those whom you discipline, LORD, and those whom you teach from your law.

My child, don't ignore it when the LORD disciplines you, and don't be discouraged when he corrects you.
For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.

And have you entirely forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you, his children? He said, "My child, don't ignore it when the Lord disciplines you, and don't be discouraged when he corrects you.
For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes those he accepts as his children."
As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Whoever heard of a child who was never disciplined?
If God doesn't discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children after all.
Since we respect our earthly fathers who disciplined us, should we not all the more cheerfully submit to the discipline of our heavenly Father and live forever?

I am the one who corrects and disciplines everyone I love. Be diligent and turn from your indifference.

We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. Job is an example of a man who endured patiently. From his experience we see how the Lord's plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy.

I have heard Israel saying, `You disciplined me severely, but I deserved it. I was like a calf that needed to be trained for the yoke and plow. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the LORD my God.

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