Bible Verses About
Discipline
Self-discipline and the love behind God's correction.
“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.”
“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”
“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”
“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:”
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”
“Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”
“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”
Want a verse to keep? Get one as a print.
Related collections
Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about discipline?
Scripture speaks to discipline in passages such as Hebrews 12:11, Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 13:24. For example, Hebrews 12:11 says, “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.”
What is a well-known Bible verse about discipline?
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.”
What is a short Bible verse about discipline?
Revelation 3:19 — “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”