Hebrews 12:11

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who are exercised by it.

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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 they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

12Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

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Cross References

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

Psalms 119:165Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.

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 glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

1 Timothy 4:7But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather to godliness.

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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