Psalms 25:10

25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable ¹ 

to those who follow the demands of his covenant. ² 

Psalms 89:30-33

89:30 If his sons reject my law

and disobey my regulations,

89:31 if they break ³  my rules

and do not keep my commandments,

89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, ⁴ 

their sin by inflicting them with bruises. ⁵ 

89:33 But I will not remove ⁶  my loyal love from him,

nor be unfaithful to my promise. ⁷ 

Hebrews 12:10-11

12:10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness. 12:11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. ⁸  But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness ⁹  for those trained by it.

Revelation 3:19

3:19 All those ¹⁰  I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

¹ tn Heb “all the paths of the Lord are faithful and trustworthy.” The Lord’s “paths” refer here to his characteristic actions.

² tn Heb “to the ones who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”

³ tn Or “desecrate.”

⁴ tn Heb “I will punish with a club their rebellion.”

⁵ tn Heb “with blows their sin.”

⁶ tn Heb “break”; “make ineffectual.” Some prefer to emend אָפִיר (’afir; the Hiphil of פָּרַר, parar, “to break”) to אָסִיר (’asir; the Hiphil of סוּר, sur, “to turn aside”), a verb that appears in 2 Sam 7:15.

⁷ tn Heb “and I will not deal falsely with my faithfulness.”

⁸ tn Grk “all discipline at the time does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow.”

⁹ tn Grk “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”

¹⁰ tn The Greek pronoun ὅσος (Josos) means “as many as” and can be translated “All those” or “Everyone.”