Psalm 119:71

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⁷¹It is ^(A)good for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn your statutes.

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Psalm 119:75

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⁷⁵I know, O Lord, that your rules are ^(A)righteous,
and that in ^(B)faithfulness you have afflicted me.

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Jeremiah 31:18-19

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¹⁸I have heard ^(A)Ephraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
    like an untrained calf;
^(B)bring me back that I may be restored,
    for you are the Lord my God.
¹⁹For after ^(C)I had turned away, I relented,
    and after I was instructed, ^(D)I struck my thigh;
^(E)I was ashamed, and I was confounded,
    because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’

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Hebrews 12:5-11

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⁵And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?

^(A)“My son, ^(B)do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
⁶For ^(C)the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”

⁷It is for discipline that you have to endure. ^(D)God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ⁸If you are left without discipline, ^(E)in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. ⁹Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to ^(F)the Father of spirits ^(G)and live? ¹⁰For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, ^(H)that we may share his holiness. ¹¹^(I)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields ^(J)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.