KJV King James Version
Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
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Psalm 94:12
Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
WEB World English Bible
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law;
ASV American Standard Version
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him,
Surrounding context — Psalm 94
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, [shall not he know]?
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
12 Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
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Proverbs 3:11-12My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:Job 5:17Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:Hebrews 12:5-11And 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:1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Psalm 119:71[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.Psalm 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.Job 33:16-25Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,Deuteronomy 8:5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.Micah 6:9The LORD’S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
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