Quotes About Discipline

Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.

Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.