Hebrews 12:7

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

If {G1487} ye endure {G5278} chastening {G3809}, God {G2316} dealeth {G4374} with you {G5213} as {G5613} with sons {G5207}; for {G1063} what {G5101} son {G5207} is he {G2076} whom {G3739} the father {G3962} chasteneth {G3811} not {G3756}?

Regard your endurance as discipline; God is dealing with you as sons. For what son goes undisciplined by his father?

Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 19:18 (14 votes)

    ¶ Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

  • Deuteronomy 8:5 (12 votes)

    Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

  • Proverbs 13:24 (10 votes)

    ¶ He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Proverbs 29:15 (10 votes)

    ¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.

  • Proverbs 29:17 (7 votes)

    ¶ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

  • Proverbs 23:13 (5 votes)

    Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

  • Proverbs 23:14 (5 votes)

    Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.