Bible Verses about 'Discipline'
One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid. | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. |
Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. | Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. |
Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. | Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. |
My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord Or loathe His rebuke, For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, Just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights. | My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. |
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. | Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. |
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. | For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. |
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible. | A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. |
But I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. | But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. |
For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. | For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. |
So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. | Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you. |
One who is on the path of life follows instruction, But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray. | Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray. |
The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer. | The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. So they do it to obtain a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. | Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. |
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. | Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. |
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. | Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. |
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