Job 5:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ “A person is fortunate\par when God corrects him!\par So don’t complain when\par God All-Powerful punishes you.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves; so do not despise or reject the correction of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Look, happy is the person whom God corrects; so don’t reject the Almighty’s instruction.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Blessed is the man whom God corrects; therefore, do not reject the chastisement of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord.

Job 5:17 Tagairtí Cros

Job 11:13

“But Job, you should make your heart\par ready to serve only God,\par and you should lift up your hands to \{worship\} him.\par

Job 15:11

God tries to comfort you,\par but that is not enough for you.\par We have spoken God’s message to you\par in a gentle way.\par

Job 36:15

But God will humble people\par from their troubles.\par God uses those troubles\par to make people wake up\par and listen to him.\par

Job 36:16

“Job, God wants to help you.\par God wants to get you out of trouble.\par God wants to make life easy for you.\par God wants to put plenty of food\par on your table.\par

Job 8:5

But now Job, look to God\par and pray to the All-Powerful.\par

Psalm 118:18

The Lord punished me,\par but he did not let me die.\par

Psalm 94:12

The man that the Lord disciplines\par will be very happy.\par God will teach that person\par the right way of living.\par

Jeremiah 31:18

I have heard Ephraim {\cf2\super [254]} crying.\par I heard Ephraim say these things:\par ‘Lord, you really punished me!\par And I learned my lesson.\par I was like a calf that was never trained.\par Please stop punishing me,\par and I will come back to you.\par You truly are the Lord my God.\par

Deuteronomy 8:5

You must remember that the Lord your God did all those things for you. God was like a father teaching and correcting his son.

James 1:12

What great blessings there are for the person who is tempted and still continues strong. Why? Because after he has proved his faith, God will give him the reward of life forever. God promised this to all people who love him.

James 5:11

We say that those people who accepted their troubles with patience are now happy. You have heard about Job’s patience. {\cf2\super [28]} You know that after all Job’s trouble, the Lord helped him. This shows that the Lord is full of mercy and is kind.

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!