Hebrews 12:6

Catholic Public Domain Version

For whomever the Lord loves, he chastises. And every son whom he accepts, he scourges.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men.

Proverbs 13:24

He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.

Proverbs 3:11

My son, do not discard the discipline of the Lord, and do not fall away when you are corrected by him.

Proverbs 3:12

For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.

Isaiah 27:9

Therefore, concerning this, the iniquity of the house of Jacob will be forgiven. And this is the reward of all: that their sin be taken away, when he will have made all the stones of the altar to be like crushed cinders. For the sacred groves and the shrines shall not stand.

Jeremiah 10:24

Correct me, O Lord, yet truly, do so with judgment, and not in your fury. Otherwise, you will reduce me to nothing.

Lamentations 3:39

MEM. Why has a living man murmured, a man suffering for his sins?

Deuteronomy 8:5

so that you would recognize in your heart that, just as a man educates his son, so has the Lord your God educated you.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who suffers temptation. For when he has been proven, he shall receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.

James 5:11

Consider that we beatify those who have endured. You have heard of the patient suffering of Job. And you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I rebuke and chastise. Therefore, be zealous and do penance.

Ruth 1:3

And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died; and she remained with her sons.