Quotes About Correction

He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.

Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

A fool rejects his fatherís discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.

Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.

He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.

A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.

For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,

Therefore you must say to them, ëThis is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.

Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ëBehold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.í

So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.

Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.

I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.