Quotes about Correction
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- Proverbs 17:10
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
- Proverbs 19:18
Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
- Proverbs 20:30
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 22:15
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
- Proverbs 23:13
Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 23:14
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
- Proverbs 26:3
A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Proverbs 29:1
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Proverbs 29:15
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
- Proverbs 29:19
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- Ecclesiastes 7:5
Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
- Jeremiah 7:3