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Job 5:17–18

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17Behold, thappy is the man whom God correcteth:

Therefore udespise not thou the chastening of xthe Almighty:

18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up:

yHe woundeth, and his hands make whole.

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Footnotes

  1. uSee Prov. 3:11.
  2. xSee Gen. 17:1.
  3. ySee Deut. 32:39. So Isai. 30:26.

Cross references

  1. tPs. 94:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves;

therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.

For he wounds, but he binds up;

he shatters, but his hands heal.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Blessed is the one whom God corrects;

so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

For he wounds, but he also binds up;

he injures, but his hands also heal.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

See how happy is the person whom God corrects;

so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

For he wounds but he also bandages;

he strikes, but his hands also heal.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But consider the joy of those corrected by God!

Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

For though he wounds, he also bandages.

He strikes, but his hands also heal.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves;

and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,

for he himself wounds, but he binds up;

he strikes, but his hands heal.