Hebrews 12:5

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Summary

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Ye have forgotten

The exhortation

Hebrews 12:7

Proverbs 3:11

Despise

Nor faint

General references

Hebrews 12:12

Bible References

Ye have forgotten

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

The exhortation

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

Despise

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Nor faint

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

General references

Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;