King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Complete Jewish Bible:
"How happy the person whom God corrects! So don't despise Shaddai's discipline.
Berean Standard Bible:
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
American Standard Version:
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Behold, happy{H835} is the man{H582} whom God{H433} correcteth{H3198}: therefore despise{H3988} not thou the chastening{H4148} of the Almighty{H7706}:
Cross-References (KJV):
James 1:12
- Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Psalms 94:12
- ¶ Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Proverbs 3:11
- My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Proverbs 3:12
- For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.
Revelation 3:19
- As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Hebrews 12:5
- 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:
Hebrews 12:11
- Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
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Commentary for Job 5:17
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H835
There are 266 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶשֶׁר
Transliteration: ʼesher
Pronunciation: eh'-sher
Description: from אָשַׁר; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!; blessed, happy. - Strong's Number: H582
There are 648 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ
Transliteration: ʼĕnôwsh
Pronunciation: en-oshe'
Description: from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ. - Strong's Number: H433
There are 123 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱלוֹהַּ
Transliteration: ʼĕlôwahh
Pronunciation: el-o'-ah
Description: rarely (shortened) אֱלֹהַּ; probably prolonged (emphatic) from אֵל; a deity or the Deity; God, god. See אֱלֹהִים. - Strong's Number: H3198
There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָכַח
Transliteration: yâkach
Pronunciation: yaw-kahh'
Description: a primitive root; to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict; appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise. - Strong's Number: H3988
There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָאַס
Transliteration: mâʼaç
Pronunciation: maw-as'
Description: a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person. - Strong's Number: H4148
There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מוּסָר
Transliteration: mûwçâr
Pronunciation: moo-sawr'
Description: from יָסַר; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint; bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke. - Strong's Number: H7706
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שַׁדַּי
Transliteration: Shadday
Pronunciation: shad-dah'-ee
Description: from שָׁדַד; the Almighty; Almighty.