19 Bible Verses about Acceptance, Of Instruction

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

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

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

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

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

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

And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.