New Living Translation
Job 5:17
17“But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.
Job 5:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
- New International Version (NIV)“Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
Context of Job 5:17
15He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful. 16And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut. “But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin. 18For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal. 19From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
Read all of Job 5Job 5:17 word by word
הִנֵּ֤ה אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֱ֭נוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּמוּסַ֥ר שַׁ֝דַּ֗י אַל־תִּמְאָֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 5:17
- Psalms 94:12Joyful are those you discipline, Lord, those you teach with your instructions.
- Proverbs 3:11My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have heard Israel saying, ‘You disciplined me severely, like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God.
- Hebrews 12:5And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, “My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline, and don’t give up when he corrects you.
- James 1:12God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
- James 5:11We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
- Revelation 3:19I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
Commentaries on Job 5:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Behold, happy is the man - הנח hinneh, behold, is wanting in five of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., and also in the Syriac, Vulgate, and Arabic. We have had fathers of our flesh, who corrected us for their pleasure, or according to their caprices, and we were subject to them: how much more should we be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? for he corrects that we may be partakers of his holiness, in order that we may be rendered fit for his glory…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth - This verse commences a new argument, designed to show that afflictions are followed by so important advantages as to make it proper that we should submit to them without a complaint. The sentiment in this verse, if not expressly quoted, is probably alluded to by the apostle Paul in Hebrews 12:5. The same thought frequently occurs in the Bible: see James 1:12; Proverbs 3:11-12. The sense is plain, that God…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-27Verses 17-27 Eliphaz gives to Job a word of caution and exhortation: Despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. Call it a chastening, which comes from the Father's love, and is for the child's good; and notice it as a messenger from Heaven. Eliphaz also encourages Job to submit to his condition. A good man is happy though he be afflicted, for he has not lost his enjoyment of God, nor his title to heaven; nay, he is happy because he is afflicted…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17the discipline of the Almighty: See Deuteronomy 8:5; Proverbs 3:11–12; Revelation 3:19.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. happy--not that the actual suffering is joyous; but the consideration of the righteousness of Him who sends it, and the end for which it is sent, make it a cause for thankfulness, not for complaints, such as Job had uttered (He 12:11). Eliphaz implies that the end in this case is to call back Job from the particular sin of which he takes for granted that Job is guilty. Paul seems to allude to this passage in He 12:5; so Jas 1:12; Pr 3:12. Eliphaz does…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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