Read Verse Keyword Strong's
Prev

Hebrews 12:11

Next

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.

Now {G1161} no {G3956}{G3756} chastening {G3809} for {G4314}{G3303} the present {G3918} seemeth {G1380} to be {G1511} joyous {G5479}, but {G235} grievous {G3077}: nevertheless {G1161} afterward {G5305} it yieldeth {G591} the peaceable {G1516} fruit {G2590} of righteousness {G1343} unto them which are exercised {G1128} thereby {G1223}{G846}.

Now, all discipline, while it is happening, does indeed seem painful, not enjoyable; but for those who have been trained by it, it later produces its peaceful fruit, which is righteousness.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

Commentary

Note: If the commentary doesn’t appear instantly, please allow 2–5 seconds for it to load. It is generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash (May 20, 2025) using a prompt focused on Biblical fidelity over bias. While the insights have been consistently reliable, we encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit.

Please note that only the commentary section is AI-generated — the main Scripture and cross-references are stored on the site and are from trusted and verified sources.

Cross-References

  • Romans 5:3 (45 votes)

    And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

  • Romans 5:5 (45 votes)

    And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:17 (31 votes)

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory;

  • Hebrews 12:5 (27 votes)

    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 12:6 (27 votes)

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

  • Hebrews 12:10 (20 votes)

    For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after their own pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his holiness.

  • 1 Peter 1:6 (20 votes)

    ¶ Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: