'Discipline' in the Bible

If in spite of all this you still will not listen to Me and be obedient, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

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

Know this day that I am not speaking to your children who have not known [by personal experience] and who have not seen [firsthand] the instruction and discipline of the Lord your God—His greatness, His mighty hand and His outstretched arm;

“He opens their ears to instruction and discipline,And commands that they return from evil.

“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].

O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord,And whom You teach from Your law,

To receive instruction in wise behavior and the discipline of wise thoughtfulness,Righteousness, justice, and integrity;

The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence];But arrogant fools despise [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction and self-discipline.

And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline,And my heart despised correction and reproof!

He will die for lack of instruction (discipline),And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray and be lost.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,

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.

He who withholds the rod [of discipline] hates his son,But he who loves him disciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately [with wisdom and love].

There is severe discipline for him who turns from the way [of righteousness];And he who hates correction will die.

Discipline and teach your son while there is hope,And do not [indulge your anger or resentment by imposing inappropriate punishment nor] desire his destruction.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.

Do not withhold discipline from the child;If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.

“In vain I have punished your people [with the consequences of their disobedience];They received no insight from correction [and refused to change].Your [own] sword has devoured your prophetsLike a destroying lion.

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