17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. 18 For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. 19 He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
Job 5:17–19
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1 Clement 56:5–7
5 For the righteous, it is said, shall chasten me in mercy and shall reprove me, but let not the mercy of sinners anoint my head . (1CL) 6 And again He saith; Blessed is the man whom the Lord hath reproved, and refuse not thou the admonition of the Almighty. For He caus… (1CL)
Psalms of Solomon 10:1–2
1 Happy is the man whom the Lord remembereth with reproving, And whom He restraineth from the way of evil with strokes That he may be cleansed from sin, that it may not be multiplied. (PSS) 2 He that maketh ready his back for strokes shall be cleansed, For the Lord is g… (PSS)
Psalms 94:11–13
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile. 12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, 13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Psalms of Solomon 13:8–10
8 Secretly is the righteous chastened, Lest the sinner rejoice over the righteous. (PSS) 9 For He correcteth the righteous as a beloved son. And his chastisement is as that of a first-born. (PSS) 10 For the Lord spareth His pious ones, And blotteth out their errors by His chasten… (PSS)
Tobit 13:1–3
1 And Tobit wrote a prayer for rejoicing, and said, “Blessed is God who lives forever! Blessed is his kingdom! (WEB) 2 For he scourges, and shows mercy. He leads down to the grave, and brings up again. There is no one who will escape his hand. (WEB) 3 Give thanks to him before t… (WEB)
1 Clement 56:9–11
9 In famine he shall deliver thee from death, and in war He shall release thee from the arm of the sword. (1CL) 10 And from the scourge of the tongue He shall hide thee and thou shalt not be afraid when evils approach. (1CL) 11 Thou shalt laugh at the unrighteous and wicked, and o… (1CL)
Psalms 118:17–19
17 I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. 18 The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
Psalms 91:9–11
9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High— 10 no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. 11 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
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