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Job 5:17

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17“Blessed is the one whom God corrects;p

so do not despise the disciplineq of the Almighty.ar

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Footnotes

  1. aHebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job

Cross references

  1. pDt 8:5; Job 33:19; 36:10; Zep 3:7; Jas 1:12
  2. qPs 94:12; Pr 3:11; Jer 31:18
  3. rSee Ge 17:1; See Job 15:11; Heb 12:5–11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves;

therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

See how happy is the person whom God corrects;

so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But consider the joy of those corrected by God!

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:

Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: