Hebrews 12:11

But of course no chastening for the present seems to be of joy but of sorrow, yet afterward it yields peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10For those men indeed for a few days chastened us according to that which seemed good to them, but he for that which is advantageous, in order to be partakers of his holiness.

12Therefore lift up the drooping hands, and the feeble knees,

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Cross References

Psalms 89:32then I will visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes,

Psalms 119:165Great peace have those who love thy law, and they have no occasion of stumbling.

Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Romans 5:3And not only so, but we also take pride in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance,

2 Corinthians 4:17For our slight momentary affliction works for us an eternal weight of glory from extraordinariness to extraordinariness,

1 Timothy 4:7But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:5-18

The Benefit of Afflictions; The Use of Afflictions; Cautions against Apostasy. ( a. d. 62.) 4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father… Read the whole commentary →

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