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Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, happy <i>is</i> the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Behold, happy <i>is</i> the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, how blessed is the man whom God reproves, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, how happy <i>and</i> fortunate is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise <i>or</i> reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how happy the man is God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Consider yourself fortunate if God All-Powerful chooses to correct you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Blessed is the person whom God corrects. That person should not despise discipline from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Happy is the person whom God corrects! Do not resent it when he rebukes you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves! So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, blessed is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of Shaddai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the blessedness of mortal man, "" God reproves him: And do not despise the discipline of the Mighty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, happy the man God shall rebuke him: and thou shalt not reject the correction of the Almighty:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whom God corrects; therefore, do not reject the chastisement of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Happy the one whom God reproves! The Almighty’s discipline do not reject. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“How happy is the one whom God reproves; therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; and he who does not despise the chastening of the Almighty;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />His blessing to a man whom God reproves and the discipline of The Almighty let him not reject<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But blessed <i>is</i> the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=763" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/835.htm" title="835: ’aš·rê (Interjection) -- Happiness, blessedness. From 'ashar; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">indeed</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ĕ·nō·wōš (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">is the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">whom God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: yō·w·ḵi·ḥen·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">corrects;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">so do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: tim·’ās (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">despise</a> <a href="/hebrew/4148.htm" title="4148: ū·mū·sar (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Discipline, chastening, correction. From yacar; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint.">the discipline</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: day (N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">of the Almighty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-32.htm">Proverbs 15:32</a></span><br />He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a></span><br />But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-67.htm">Psalm 119:67</a></span><br />Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-71.htm">Psalm 119:71</a></span><br />It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a></span><br />So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-13.htm">1 Peter 4:13</a></span><br />But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-32</a></span><br />If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore despise not you the chastening of the Almighty:</p><p class="hdg">happy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11,12</a></b></br> My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18</a></b></br> I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself <i>thus</i>; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed <i>to the yoke</i>: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou <i>art</i> the LORD my God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Correcteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Corrects</a> <a href="/esther/1-17.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/job/5-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-7.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/job/3-25.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Reproves</a> <a href="/esther/1-1.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/5-16.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/exodus/35-34.htm">Training</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/6-4.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/29-4.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-12.htm">Correcteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-12.htm">Corrects</a> <a href="/job/7-16.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/job/36-10.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/job/6-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/29-11.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Reproves</a> <a href="/job/6-4.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/job/6-24.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Training</a><div class="vheading2">Job 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-6.htm">that man is born to trouble;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-8.htm">that God is to be regarded in affliction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-17.htm">the happy end of God's correction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the concept of divine correction as a blessing. In the biblical context, correction from God is seen as a sign of His love and care, as a father disciplines a child (<a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a>). The idea of being "blessed" through correction is countercultural, as it suggests that suffering or hardship can lead to spiritual growth and maturity. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where trials are often used by God to refine and strengthen faith (<a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>). The Hebrew understanding of "blessed" (ashrei) conveys a deep sense of happiness and fulfillment that comes from living in accordance with God's will.<p><b>so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.</b><br>This part of the verse advises against rejecting or resenting God's discipline. The term "discipline" (musar) in Hebrew encompasses correction, instruction, and training. It is a process intended to guide believers towards righteousness and holiness (<a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-11</a>). The use of "Almighty" (Shaddai) underscores God's sovereign power and authority, reminding believers of His ultimate wisdom and purpose in allowing or orchestrating events in their lives. The call not to despise this discipline is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to endure hardship as discipline, understanding it as a sign of being treated as God's children (<a href="/hebrews/12-7.htm">Hebrews 12:7</a>). This perspective encourages trust in God's goodness and His overarching plan, even when His ways are not immediately understood.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and seeking understanding of his trials.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. Eliphaz is the speaker in <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17</a>, offering his perspective on suffering and divine discipline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (The Almighty)</a></b><br>Referred to as the one who disciplines, highlighting His role as a loving and corrective Father.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, associated with wisdom, from which Eliphaz hails.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/discipline.htm">Discipline</a></b><br>The event or process of correction and instruction from God, intended for the growth and betterment of the believer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_discipline.htm">Understanding Divine Discipline</a></b><br>Recognize that God's discipline is an expression of His love and care for us. It is meant for our growth and maturity in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/embrace_correction.htm">Embrace Correction</a></b><br>Instead of resisting or despising God's correction, we should embrace it as an opportunity for spiritual growth and deeper relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perspective_on_suffering.htm">Perspective on Suffering</a></b><br>View suffering not merely as a punishment but as a potential tool for refinement and strengthening of character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_wisdom.htm">Trust in God's Wisdom</a></b><br>Trust that God's ways are higher than ours, and His discipline is perfectly timed and measured for our ultimate good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_god's_purpose.htm">Seek God's Purpose</a></b><br>In times of correction, seek to understand what God is teaching you and how you can align more closely with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_fearing_others.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on fertility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'el_shaddai'_mean.htm">What does "El Shaddai" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_date_of_the_book_of_job.htm">What is the date of the Book of Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_job's_wrongdoing.htm">In Job 6:24–25, why is it that neither God nor anyone else presents undeniable evidence of Job’s alleged wrongdoing if his punishment is just?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) This is probably the original of <a href="/proverbs/3-12.htm" title="For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.">Proverbs 3:12</a>, which is itself quoted by the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews (<a href="/job/12-5.htm" title="He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.">Job 12:5</a>), while the spirit of it is expressed by St. James and St. John in the Revelation. (See the margin.) This is the only place in Job in which the word here used for <span class= "ital">happy</span>--which is the very first word of the Psalms, and is used five-and-twenty times in them alone--is found.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth!</span> This "opens," as Professor Lee observes, "a new view of the subject." Hitherto Eliphaz has regarded afflictions as simply punitive. Now it occurs to him that they are sometimes chastisements. The difference is that punishment has regard only to the past, to the breach of the moral law committed, and the retribution which has to follow it. Chastisement looks to the future. It aims at producing an effect in the mind of the person chastised, at benefiting him, and raising him in the scale of moral being. In this point of view afflictions are blessings (see <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-11</a>). Recognizing this, Eliphaz suddenly bursts out with the acknowledgment, "Happy is the man [or, 'blessings on the man'] whom God correcteth!" (Comp. <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11, 12</a>; <a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a>). He suggests to Job the idea that his sufferings are not punishments, but chastisements - that they may be but for a time. Let him receive them in a proper spirit; let him humble himself under them, and they may work altogether for his good, his latter end may surpass his early promise<span class="cmt_word">. Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty</span>. Words quoted by the authors of Proverbs (Proverb s3:11), and of the Epistle to the Hebrews (<a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5</a>), and well deserving to be laid up in the recollection of all faithful souls. They remind us that God's chastenings are blessings or the contrary, as we <span class="accented">make them.</span> Accepted humbly, they improve men, exalt the moral character, purge it of its dross, and bring it nearer to the perfection at which God would have us aim (<a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a>). Rejected, chafed against, received with discontent and murmurings, they injure us, cause our characters to deteriorate, sink us instead of raising us in the moral scale. Job was now undergoing the ordeal - with what result remained to be determined. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Blessed</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_835.htm">Strong's 835: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happiness, interjection, how happy!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">indeed</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the man</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭נוֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·nō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[whom] God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱל֑וֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corrects;</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḵi·ḥen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">despise</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמְאָֽס׃</span> <span class="translit">(tim·’ās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the discipline</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמוּסַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mū·sar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4148.htm">Strong's 4148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Almighty.</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֝דַּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:17 Behold happy is the man whom God (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>