The word “discipline” appears 60 times throughout the books of the Bible. The graph below shows the locations of each appearance. It begins with Genesis in the top left and concludes with Revelation in the bottom right.
Here are the 50 most powerful Bible scriptures on discipline.
Hebrews 12:11
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 13:24
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
Revelation 3:19
“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.”
1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
1 Timothy 1:20
Among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
1 Timothy 4:7
Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness.
2 Corinthians 10:5
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Samuel 19:6
Because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you, for today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Deuteronomy 8:5
Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Exodus 20:12
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 5:8
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
Isaiah 38:17
Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but in love you have delivered my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Job 37:23
The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
Job 5:17
Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
Proverbs 10:17
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 15:32
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
Proverbs 16:32
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 18:9
Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.
Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 25:28
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
Proverbs 28:9
If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
Proverbs 3:12
For the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 146:7
Who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.
Titus 1:8
But hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Titus 2:15
Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
Titus 3:10
As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him.
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25 Bible Verses About Discipline (KJV)
Hebrews 12:5-11
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: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
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Bible Verses About Discipline
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” 4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free. 9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
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"The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother."
Proverbs 10:1, KJV
"A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke . . . He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes."
Proverbs 13:1, 24, KJV
"A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother."
Proverbs 15:20, KJV
"Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying."
Proverbs 19:18, KJV
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it . . . Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."
Proverbs 22:6, 15, KJV
"Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell."
Proverbs 23:13-14, KJV
"A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back."
Proverbs 26:3, KJV
"The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame . . . Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul."
Proverbs 29:15, 17, KJV
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
Ephesians 6:1-4, KJV
"Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged."
Colossians 3:20-21, KJV
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
1 Timothy 3:3-4, KJV
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8 Important Bible Verses About Discipline
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Here are 8 Bible verses that I think are important regarding discipline.
Hebrews 12:5-6 “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”
In trying to associate the love of God with discipline, the author of Hebrews writes that “It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons”(Heb 12:7-8). Apathy or indifference is worse because then no one cares enough to discipline them and that reveals a lack of natural affection or love which Paul said that the latter days would be like (2 Tim 3:3).
Proverbs 12:1 “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.”
Experience is the only teacher that gives you the test first without having studied so there is great wisdom in the love of discipline, which I must confess goes against the grain of our culture however the refusal of discipline or reproof leads to stupid decisions; decisions which can cause us a lot of pain and grief. I would rather be corrected than incorrect any day.
Revelation 3:19 “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.”
At first reading, perhaps you’re thinking that this can’t be one of the most important verses about discipline but think about Who is speaking here; it is Jesus Christ. Jesus is telling the church at Laodicea that He loves them enough to discipline or reprove them. The goal of Jesus’ discipline is so that they would zealously repent. Jesus loves only those whom He disciplines. This tells me that God may discipline us to make us repent of something like a besetting sin we might have in our life. I can find quite a few in mine. How about you?
Proverbs 13:24 “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.”
I would love to clear up this Bible verse that seems to trouble so many and has been a point of contention for unbelievers. The “rod” is not the instrument of the discipline; it is the symbol of it. This verse does not condone violence against anyone. It associates the discipline, as represented by the rod, with love, just as Solomon wrote “he who loves him is diligent to discipline” so the specific purpose is always love. Diligent discipline displays love in action.
Hebrews 12:11 “For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”
I used to run for the track team in high school and the training was so painful at the time but when the races took place, all that pain seemed trivial. So also does discipline seem painful at the moment that it’s taking place but the “fruit of righteousness” is yielded to those “who have been trained by it.” My training allowed me to bear some good fruit in track meets but I needed to discipline my body so God may discipline us in order that we might bear more “peaceful fruit.”
Proverbs 29:15 “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.”
Some of the worst child abuse that I have seen in my life came from parental neglect. When I worked for the state foster care agency a few years ago, I can’t tell you how many horror stories about children that I heard or seen in person. As in this example of this verse, “but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother” (and father), allowing a child to raise themselves (essentially) will cause a lot of shame for the parents. The neglect in this verse is identified as the withholding of the rod of correction. By withholding the rod (discipline) and reproof (consequences) the parents are withholding wisdom.
Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
The other extreme of fathers not provoking their children to anger is to not risk any provocation at all and so all disciplining and instruction are either very weak or there’s none at all. One extreme is just as bad as the other. The middle ground is that fathers should bring up (raise) their children in the discipline of the Lord and the instruction of the Lord but in a loving way and in a way that doesn’t provoke them (push them!) into anger.
Proverbs 6:23 “For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.”
Context in the Bible is always king and so this verse comes among other verses that are warning the reader about the consequences of adultery. The commandment to not commit adultery could be the “commandment” that Solomon says “is a lamp.” I say that because “the commandment” is singular and it is within the context of avoiding adultery (Prov 6:23-35). The “rod” of discipline in this context is the Law of God, as it is given in Exodus 20:14 which says “You shall not commit adultery.” God associates His Law with His Word and so the Word of God, which is the Law of God, reproves us and corrects us and points us to “the way of [eternal] life” because no unrepentant adulterer will enter the kingdom (Rev 21:8).
Conclusion
There is so much in the Bible about discipline that I had a difficult time restricting myself to eight verses. I did find that the common theme to discipline is God’s love. You cannot separate love from discipline because discipline is evidence of love. You never discipline those you don’t love but the one’s you never discipline are likely the ones you don’t love or at least love enough.
Related reading:How to Discipline Children
Resource – Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Hebrews 12:11 - Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Proverbs 12:1 - Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 13:24 - He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
1 Corinthians 9:27 - But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Hebrews 12:5-6 - 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: (Read More...)
Proverbs 3:11-12 - My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: (Read More...)
Revelation 3:19 - As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Proverbs 23:13 - Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Hebrews 12:5-11 - 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: (Read More...)
Proverbs 29:15 - The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Titus 1:8 - But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
Proverbs 20:13 - Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 6:23 - For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 29:17 - Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 22:15 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 25:28 - He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Hebrews 13:17 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
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