Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible




Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike and punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die. You shall whip him with the rod and deliver his life from Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead).








Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike and punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die. You shall whip him with the rod and deliver his life from Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead).




A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].




On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.



Then I will punish their transgression with the rod [of discipline],
And [correct] their wickedness with stripes.


You shall swat him with the reed-like rod
And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

I am [Jeremiah] the man who has seen affliction
Because of the rod of His wrath.


Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike and punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die. You shall whip him with the rod and deliver his life from Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead).


For skillful and godly Wisdom shall enter into your heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to you. Discretion shall watch over you, understanding shall keep you, To deliver you from the way of evil and the evil men, from men who speak perverse things and are liars,




If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.


“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,
And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].



You shall swat him with the reed-like rod
And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).


The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
Even all the nations who forget God.


The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.


Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the abyss, the place of eternal punishment) lie open before the Lord
How much more the hearts and inner motives of the children of men.


Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied;
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.


“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.


“His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven. What can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). What can you know?


The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.


Her feet go down to death;
Her steps take hold of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),



But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).


The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise,
That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.




You shall swat him with the reed-like rod
And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).



A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].




On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.



Then I will punish their transgression with the rod [of discipline],
And [correct] their wickedness with stripes.


You shall swat him with the reed-like rod
And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

I am [Jeremiah] the man who has seen affliction
Because of the rod of His wrath.