Job 5:17
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:”Job 5:17
What Does Job 5:17 Mean?
Job 5:17 is found in the book of Job, chapter 5, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 5:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 12:5“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:”Proverbs 3:11“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:”James 1:12“Blessed 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.”Psalms 94:12“Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;”Revelation 3:19“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”James 5:11“Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.”Jeremiah 31:18“I 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.”Deuteronomy 8:5“Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.”Psalms 51:8“Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.”Psalms 118:18“The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.”Proverbs 27:6“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”1 Corinthians 11:32“But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.”2 Samuel 7:14“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:”Job 33:19“He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:”Ruth 1:20“And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”Hosea 7:15“Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.”2 Corinthians 1:10“Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;”2 Corinthians 4:9“Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;”Leviticus 26:43“The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.”2 Samuel 24:12“Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.”
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