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Bible Verses About Correction
Find Bible verses about correction — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about correction?
The Bible addresses correction with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Proverbs 13:18
“Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.”
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Proverbs 12:1
“Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.”
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Proverbs 15:32
“He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.”
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Proverbs 10:17
“He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.”
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Proverbs 15:5
“A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.”
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Job 37:13
“Whether it is for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness, that he causes it to come.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
Proverbs 17:10
“A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.”
Job 33:12
“"Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.”
Proverbs 29:15
“The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.”
Proverbs 9:8
“Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.”
Jonah 4:4
“Yahweh said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"”
Luke 9:55
“But he turned and rebuked them, "You don't know of what kind of spirit you are.”
Proverbs 25:12
“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.”
Proverbs 15:31
“The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.”
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Jeremiah 5:3 — “O Yahweh, don't your eyes look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have...”
Jeremiah 2:30 — “"I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your ...”
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