Hebrews 12:5

They had forgotten Scripture's exhortation that addresses them as God's children: do not despise the Lord's discipline or lose heart under his reproof. Trials are to be received as a Father's loving correction.

Cross-references · 28

• Prov 3:11–12My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
• Job 5:17–18Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
• Rev 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• 1 Cor 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
• Ps 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
• Jas 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
• 2 Cor 4:8–9We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
• Ps 118:18The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
• Ps 119:109My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
• Jer 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
• Ps 119:75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
• Heb 12:3–4For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
• Heb 12:7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
• Deut 4:9–10Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
• Ps 6:1–2O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• 2 Sam 6:7–10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
• Josh 7:7–11And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
• Prov 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
• Ps 119:16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
• Job 34:31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
• Prov 4:5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
• 1 Chr 15:12–13And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
• 2 Cor 12:9–10And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• Ps 119:83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
• Luke 24:6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
• Luke 24:8And they remembered his words,
• 1 Chr 13:9–13And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
• Matt 16:9–10Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Greek word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.