Proverbs 3:12

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

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  • Deut 8:5 : 5 Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
  • Prov 13:24 : 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:11
    90%

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

  • Heb 12:5-11
    7 verses
    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."

    6For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.

    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.

  • Job 5:17
    81%

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

  • Prov 29:17
    80%

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

  • Prov 13:24
    79%

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

  • Ps 94:12
    79%

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

  • Deut 8:5
    78%

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

  • Prov 23:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    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.

    15My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice.

  • 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 3:13
    75%

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Rev 3:19
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:10
    75%

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

  • Prov 12:1
    74%

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

  • 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.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:1
    74%

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

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

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

  • Ps 94:10
    73%

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

  • 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,

  • Prov 23:24
    72%

    24The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

  • Prov 24:25
    72%

    25But it will go well with those who rebuke, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them.

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I may answer anyone who reproaches me.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Jer 10:24
    72%

    24Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—not in Your anger, or You will reduce me to nothing.

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.

  • Eph 6:4
    72%

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

  • Prov 1:8
    71%

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

  • Prov 4:3
    71%

    3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only one in the eyes of my mother,

  • Prov 10:17
    71%

    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 22:6
    71%

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

  • Prov 15:20
    71%

    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

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

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 10:1
    71%

    1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 17:3
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:10
    70%

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

  • Prov 15:32
    70%

    32Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.

  • Lam 3:32
    70%

    32For though He causes grief, He will show compassion according to the abundance of His steadfast love.

  • Prov 25:12
    70%

    12Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.