The best Bible verses for discipline (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for discipline (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"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."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."Hebrews 12:11
"LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them."Isaiah 26:16
"But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction."Jeremiah 17:23
"I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God."Jeremiah 31:18
"And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction."Jeremiah 32:33
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the"Proverbs 1:7
"He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray."Proverbs 5:23
"For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:"Proverbs 6:23
"He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth."Proverbs 10:17
"Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured."Proverbs 13:18
"He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes."Proverbs 13:24
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for discipline (KJV) are Hebrews 12:11, Isaiah 26:16, Jeremiah 17:23. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to discipline (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for discipline (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.