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Job 5:17

But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not you the chastening of the Almighty.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.

18for he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: he smites, and his hands heal.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:5And you shall know in your heart, that as if any man should chasten his son, so the Lord your God will chasten you.

Psalms 118:18Unveil you my eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things of your law. 1

Jeremiah 31:18Come down from your glory, and sit down in a damp place: Daebon shall be broken, because Moab is destroyed: there has gone up against you one to ravage your strong-hold.

Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17

6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →

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