'Discipline' in the Bible

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;

Whoever does not discipline his son hates him, but whoever loves him is diligent to correct him.

I am about to discipline your children and will spread offal on your faces, the very offal produced at your festivals, and you will be carried away along with it.

“If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn’t listen to them even after they discipline him,

Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.

If you respond to my warning,then I will pour out my spirit on youand teach you my words.

and spoke to them according to the young men’s advice: “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with barbed whips.”

Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

I will act with furious hostility toward you; I will also discipline you seven times for your sins.

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.

I have said, 'Surely she will fear me; she will accept discipline. Then her dwelling place will not be cut down, [nor] all that I have brought upon her.' Surely they rise early; they make all their deeds corrupt.

He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

As they are going, I will spread My net over them;I will bring them down like birds of the sky.I will discipline them in accordancewith the news that reaches their assembly.

Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline,But he who regards reproof will be honored.

Discipline me, Lord, but with justice—not in Your anger,or You will reduce me to nothing.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,But the discipline of fools is folly.

The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour goeth humility.

Thy bow was made naked, The rods of discipline sworn according to thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me," says the Lord God who rules over all.

Cease listening, my son, to discipline,And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

You must understand today that it is not your children who experienced or saw the discipline of the Lord your God:His greatness, strong hand, and outstretched arm;

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,and how my heart despised correction.

Although my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with barbed whips.’”

But they are altogether stupid and foolishIn their discipline of delusion—their idol is wood!

For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm.Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger;do not discipline me in Your wrath.

I will discipline them at My discretion;nations will be gathered against themto put them in bondagefor their two crimes.

She has not obeyed;she has not accepted discipline.She has not trusted in Yahweh;she has not drawn near to her God.

They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.

It is good when a young man carries the yoke of discipline in his youth.

He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.

Suddenly he follows herAs an ox goes to the slaughter,Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,

Lord, don’t Your eyes look for faithfulness?You have struck them, but they felt no pain.You finished them off,but they refused to accept discipline.They made their faces harder than rock,and they refused to return.

Those who revolt are knee-deep in slaughter, but I will discipline them all.

You must therefore declare to them: This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the Lord their God and would not accept discipline. Truth has perished—it has disappeared from their mouths.

I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human rod and with blows from others.

They wouldn’t listen or pay attention but became obstinate, not listening or accepting discipline.

Don't withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with a rod, he won't die.

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,and do not loathe His discipline;

See how happy the man is God corrects;so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

but He will judge the poor righteouslyand execute justice for the oppressed of the land.He will strike the landwith discipline from His mouth,and He will kill the wickedwith a command from His lips.

These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;

Discipline your son while there is hope;don’t be intent on killing him.

Acquire truth and do not sell it -- wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.

Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline,and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

Because the command is a lamp and the Law a light, rebukes that discipline are a way of life

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and you'll be wise for the rest of your life.

A fool rejects his father’s discipline,But he who regards reproof is sensible.

He who neglects discipline despises himself,But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding.

Apply your heart to disciplineAnd your ears to words of knowledge.

“But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.

For I will be with you—this is the Lord’s declaration—to save you!I will bring destruction on all the nationswhere I have scattered you;however, I will not bring destruction on you.I will discipline you justly,and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

Discipline your son, and it will bring you peace of mindand give you delight.

Discipline is harsh for the one who leaves the path;the one who hates correction will die.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,but the lips of the wise protect them.

I hear discipline that insults me, and a spirit beyond my understanding answers me.

A Davidic psalm for remembrance.Lord, do not punish me in Your angeror discipline me in Your wrath.

Lord, happy is the man You disciplineand teach from Your law

“But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline];They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].

“If in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but act with hostility toward Me,

whether for discipline on his land or to demonstrate his gracious love, he causes it to be realized."

I have struck down your children in vain;they would not accept discipline.Your own sword has devoured your prophetslike a ravaging lion.

Lord, they went to You in their distress;they poured out whispered prayersbecause Your discipline fell on them.

Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.

Why should any living mortal, or any man,Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid—this is the Lord’s declaration—for I will be with you.I will bring destruction on all the nationswhere I have banished you,but I will not bring destruction on you.I will discipline you with justice,and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

Then the elders of that city shall take the man, and they shall discipline him.

The LORD will discipline me severely, but he won't hand me over to die.

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,consuming like a moth what is precious to him;every man is only a vapor.Selah

All your lovers have forgotten you;they no longer look for you,for I have struck you as an enemy would,with the discipline of someone cruel,because of your enormous guiltand your innumerable sins.

“This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: Will you not accept discipline by listening to My words?”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

“For you hate discipline,And you cast My words behind you.

The One who instructs nations,the One who teaches man knowledge—does He not discipline?

For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

to discipline his rulers at will and make his elders wise.