Power, Love & Discipline...

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. ~ 1 Timothy 1:7 (NASB)

Discipline...

Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? ~ Hebrews 12:7 (NIV)

Family Relationships

1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord,for this is the right thing to do.2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: 3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

~ Ephesians 6:1-4 (NLT)

The Fear of the LORD

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
    but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

~ Proverbs 1:7 (NLT)

Discipline Me, Lord

LORD, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps. Discipline me, LORD, but only in due measure— not in your anger, or you will reduce me to nothing. ~ ‭‭Jeremiah ‭10:23-24‬ ‭(NIV)‬‬

Spirit of Power & Love

 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. ~ 2 Timothy 1:7 (NASB)

Accept Discipline

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days. ~ Proverbs 19:20 (NASB)

Fathers...

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. ~ Ephesians 6:4 (NASB)

Listen to Your Parents

20 My son, keep your father's commandment,
    and forsake not your mother's teaching.
21 Bind them on your heart always;
    tie them around your neck.
22 When you walk, they will lead you;
    when you lie down, they will watch over you;
    and when you awake, they will talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, ~ Proverbs 6:20-23 (ESV)

Listen to Your Parents

20 My son, keep your father's commandment,
    and forsake not your mother's teaching.
21 Bind them on your heart always;
    tie them around your neck.
22 When you walk, they will lead you;
    when you lie down, they will watch over you;
    and when you awake, they will talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
    and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

~ Proverbs 6:20-23 (ESV)

Lack of Discipline

21 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.
22 22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him,
    and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
23 23 He dies for lack of discipline,
    and because of his great folly he is led astray.

Proverbs 5:21-23 (ESV)

Discipline

¹¹ and at the end of your life you groan,
    when your flesh and body are consumed,
¹² and you say, “How I hated discipline,
    and my heart despised reproof!
¹³ I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
    or incline my ear to my instructors.
¹⁴ I am at the brink of utter ruin
    in the assembled congregation.”

~ Proverbs 5:11-14 (ESV)

Listen to Advice (Godly Advice)

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. ~ Proverbs 19:20-21 (NIV)

Heed Correction

Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. ~ Proverbs 13:18 (NIV)

Audience of One

21 For a man’s ways are in full view of the LORD,
and he examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him;
the cords of his sin hold him fast.
23 He will die for lack of discipline,
led astray by his own great folly.

~ Proverbs 5:21-23 (NIV 1984)

The Lord's Discipline

11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.

~ Proverbs 3:11-12 (NIV 1984)

To Attain Wisdom...

1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

2 for attaining wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.

Proverbs 1:1-6 I(NIV 1984)

Beginning of Knowledge

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. ~ Proverbs 1:7 (NIV 1984)

Discipline...

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it ~ Hebrews 12:11 (NIV 1984)

Discipline & Knowledge

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. ~ Proverbs 12:1 (ESV)