Job 5:17

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Job 5:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible

15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.

16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

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

19 He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 94:12

Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

Proverbs 3:11

My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;

Proverbs 3:12

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

Jeremiah 31:18

I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.

Hebrews 12:5

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

Hebrews 12:6

For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Hebrews 12:7

Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

Hebrews 12:8

If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Hebrews 12:10

Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

Hebrews 12:11

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

James 5:11

See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Revelation 3:19

Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.