Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. (Proverbs 12:1)

He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly. (Proverbs 5:23)

No 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. (Hebrews 12:11)

He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. (Proverbs 10:17)

He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. (Proverbs 13:18)

If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. (Hebrews 12:8)

We have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! (Hebrews 12:9)

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines for our good, that we may share in his holiness. (Hebrews 12:10)

Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal. (Job 5:17-18)

The corrections of discipline are the way to life, keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife. (Proverbs 6:23-24)

You rebuke and discipline men for their sin. (Psalm 39:11)

Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being. (Proverbs 20:30)

The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death. (Psalm 118:18)

Blessed is the man you discipline, 0 LORD, the man you teach from your law. (Psalm 94:12)

**Copyright, 2002, Brian Campbell (Permission is granted to copy for personal use only.)