Verse 12

Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O LORD, and teach him out of your law;

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  • Prov 3:11-12 : 11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.
  • Job 5:17 : 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty:
  • Ps 119:71 : 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes.
  • 1 Cor 11:32 : 32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
  • Heb 12:5-9 : 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, "My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him: 6 For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives." 7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastisement, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we respected them: shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but he for our benefit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful: nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
  • Job 33:16-25 : 16 Then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction, 17 That He may withdraw man from his purpose and hide pride from man. 18 He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain; 20 So that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones, that were not seen, stick out. 22 Yes, his soul draws near to the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there is a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man his uprightness: 24 Then He is gracious to him and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; he shall return to the days of his youth:
  • Ps 119:67 : 67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word.
  • Deut 8:5 : 5 You shall also consider in your heart, that, as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
  • Mic 6:9 : 9 The LORD'S voice cries to the city, and the man of wisdom will see Your name: Hear the rod, and who has appointed it.