Psalm 119:67
New King James Version
67 Before I was (A)afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
Psalm 119:71
New King James Version
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
Jeremiah 31:18
New King James Version
18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have (A)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
(B)Restore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.
Jeremiah 31:19
New King James Version
19 Surely, (A)after my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was (B)ashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
Hebrews 12:11
New King James Version
11 Now no [a]chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields (A)the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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- Hebrews 12:11 discipline
2 Peter 2:15
New King James Version
15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of (A)Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
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