Psalm 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
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- Hebrews 12:10–11 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.
- Psalm 119:67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.