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Job 5:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 5:17

Verse 17 of 27

Scripture focus

Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Job 5:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 5:17

Theological / Devotional

Happy. Verses 17-27 probably constitute the supreme passage among all the statements of Job’s friends; yet it is based on the assumption that Job was suffering punishment for sin.

Correcteth. Or, “reproves.” The idea that God’s reproof is a favor is found in other scriptures (see Ps. 94:12; Prov. 3:11, 12; Heb. 12:5-11).

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