Hebrews 12:6

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For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.

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  • Rev 3:19 : 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
  • Ps 119:75 : 75 I know, LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
  • Prov 3:12 : 12 For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
  • Ps 32:1-5 : 1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the person whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the heat of summer. Selah. 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
  • Prov 13:24 : 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.
  • 2 Sam 7:14 : 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men.
  • Deut 8:5 : 5 Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
  • Jer 10:24 : 24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—not in Your anger, or You will reduce me to nothing.
  • Heb 12:7-8 : 7 If you endure discipline, God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • Jas 5:11 : 11 See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
  • Ps 73:14-15 : 14 For I am stricken all day long and chastened every morning. 15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed Your children.
  • Ps 89:30-34 : 30 I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens. 31 If his sons forsake my law and do not walk according to my judgments, 32 if they profane my statutes and do not keep my commandments, 33 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes. 34 But I will not remove my steadfast love from him, nor will I betray my faithfulness.
  • Ps 94:12 : 12 Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from Your law.
  • Ps 119:71 : 71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn Your statutes.
  • Isa 27:9 : 9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 12:7-11
    5 verses
    90%

    7If you endure discipline, God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

    8If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

    9Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

    10Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

    11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    88%

    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Heb 12:5
    88%

    5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not take lightly the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when you are reproved by Him."

  • Deut 8:5
    80%

    5Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

  • Prov 13:24
    79%

    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Rev 3:19
    78%

    19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

  • Job 5:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

    18For He wounds, but He also binds up; He injures, but His hands also heal.

  • Ps 94:12
    78%

    12Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from Your law.

  • Prov 19:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.

    19A person with great anger must bear the penalty; if you rescue them, you will have to do it again.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

    14You shall strike him with the rod and deliver his soul from Sheol.

  • Eph 6:4
    74%

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

  • 2 Sam 7:14
    74%

    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men.

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,

  • 1 Cor 11:32
    73%

    32Nevertheless, when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Ps 6:1
    72%

    1For the director, with stringed instruments, on the eighth. A psalm of David.

  • Prov 22:6
    72%

    6Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 29:17
    71%

    17Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 15:10
    70%

    10Harsh discipline comes to those who forsake the right path; anyone who hates correction will die.

  • 1 Kgs 12:11
    70%

    11Now, my father laid a heavy yoke on you, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions.'"

  • Ps 94:10
    70%

    10Does He who disciplines nations not rebuke? Does He who teaches mankind knowledge not know?

  • Heb 6:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6if they fall away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves and subjecting Him to public disgrace.

    7For the land that drinks in the rain that often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God.

  • Prov 12:1
    70%

    1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.

  • Prov 22:15
    70%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • Ps 118:18
    70%

    18The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

  • Prov 19:26
    70%

    26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

  • 2 Cor 2:6
    70%

    6The punishment imposed by the majority is sufficient for such a person.

  • Prov 29:15
    69%

    15The rod of correction and discipline impart wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Eph 6:1
    69%

    1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.

  • Ps 73:14
    69%

    14For I am stricken all day long and chastened every morning.

  • Lev 26:28
    69%

    28then I in turn will act with furious hostility against you, and I will discipline you seven times over for your sins.

  • Prov 1:8
    69%

    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • 1 Cor 4:14
    69%

    14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

  • Prov 19:29
    69%

    29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

  • Jer 31:18
    69%

    18I have surely heard Ephraim’s lamenting: 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for you are the LORD my God.'

  • Prov 17:3
    69%

    3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

  • 1 Kgs 12:14
    69%

    14He said to them, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 17:10
    69%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • 2 Chr 10:11
    69%

    11My father laid a heavy yoke on you; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."