Job 5:17-18

Eliphaz Speaks: The Innocent Prosper

¹⁷ "Behold, _k blessed is the one whom God reproves;
therefore _l despise not the discipline of the _m Almighty.
¹⁸ For he wounds, but he _n binds up;
he _o shatters, but his hands heal.

1. Cross References
   Psalms 94:12
   Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law.
   James 1:12
   Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 3:11
   My son, do not despise the Lord 's discipline or be weary of his reproof.
   Hebrews 12:5
   And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
   Revelation 3:19
   Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
   
3. Cross References
   Genesis 17:1
   When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 30:26
   Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord binds up the brokenness of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.
   Isaiah 61:1
   The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
   Hosea 6:1
   Come, let us return to the Lord ; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
   
5. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 32:39
   'See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.