Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible




Stripes that wound scour away evil,
And strokes reach the innermost parts.










Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.







A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.



On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.


Then I will punish their transgression with the rod
And their iniquity with stripes.


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


The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”











The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”












and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,
My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor faint when you are reproved by Him;

Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.




A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man
Than for one to listen to the song of fools.



He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof
Will dwell among the wise.




A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.



On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.


Then I will punish their transgression with the rod
And their iniquity with stripes.


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












The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”