25 Bible Verses About Discipline (NIV)

¹¹ No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

¹ Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

²⁴ He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.

²⁷ No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

¹¹ My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, ¹² because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

¹⁹ Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.

¹⁵ The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

¹⁷ Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.

¹³ Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

⁸ Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.

²⁸ Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

⁵ And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, ⁶ because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

⁴ Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

²³ For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,

⁵ And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, ⁶ because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son." ⁷ Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ⁸ If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. ⁹ Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! ¹⁰ Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. ¹¹ No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

⁷ For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

¹³ Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

¹⁷ He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸ Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.

¹ A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

¹⁷ Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.

⁷ Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.

¹⁷ "Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.