Hebrews 12:6

KI ES ASHER YE'EHAV HASHEM YOKHI'ACH (for whom Hashem loves he disciplines), and he punishes ES BEN YIRTZEH (every son he receives). + 12:6 Prov 3:11-12; Job 5:17

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

In Context

5And you have let slip from zikaron (remembrance) the dvar haChizzuk which he speaks to you as banim, My son, do not despise the musar of Hashem, do not lose heart, resent when rebuked by Him;

7For you endure nisyonos for the sake of musar. And Hashem is dealing with you as banim. For what ben is there whom an Abba does not give musar?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:5Thou shalt also consider in thine lev, that, as a man chasteneth bno, so Hashem Eloheicha chasteneth thee.

2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Av, and he shall be My Ben. + 7:14 HaElohim If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the shevet anashim, and with the floggings of bnei adam;

Psalms 73:14For kol hayom have I been plagued, 1 and chastened in the bekarim (mornings). 1

Psalms 94:12Ashrei (blessed) is the gever whom Thou chastenest, Hashem, 1 and teachest him out of Thy torah; 1

Psalms 119:75I know, Hashem, Thy mishpatim are tzedek, 1 and Thou in emunah (faithfulness) hast afflicted me. 1

Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his shevet (rod) hateth bno (his son), 1 but he that loveth him is diligent in his musar (discipline). 1

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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