Hebrews 12:5 quotes Proverbs about discipline, setting up the argument in verse 7 that hardship is fatherly discipline.

Hebrews 12:6 states that the Lord disciplines those he loves, directly reinforcing verse 7's claim.

1 Samuel 2:29 shows Eli failing to discipline his sons, contrasting with God's faithful discipline of His children in Hebrews 12:7.

1 Samuel 2:34 pronounces death on Eli's undisciplined sons, contrasting with the life-giving discipline of God in Hebrews 12:7.

1 Samuel 3:13 condemns Eli for not restraining his sons, highlighting the dire consequences of lacking discipline, which Hebrews 12:7 presents as essential for sonship.

1 Kings 1:6 notes David never disciplined Adonijah, contrasting with the necessary fatherly discipline taught in Hebrews 12:7.

Proverbs 13:24 directly links love with discipline, reinforcing the same fatherly correction theme in Hebrews.

Proverbs 19:18 commands fathers to discipline their sons with hope — the same fatherly discipline that proves sonship here.

Proverbs 23:13 instructs parents to discipline children, echoing the fatherly discipline that Hebrews 12:7 applies to God's treatment of believers.

Proverbs 23:14 adds that discipline saves from death, reinforcing Hebrews' point that divine discipline is for our good.

Acts 14:22 teaches that tribulations are necessary for entering God's kingdom, similar to Hebrews 12:7's view of hardship as discipline.

Proverbs 3:11 is the source quoted in Hebrews 12:5-6, providing the foundational call not to despise God's discipline.

Ephesians 6:4 commands fathers to discipline children, mirroring the fatherly discipline God gives in Hebrews.

Proverbs 29:15 links discipline to wisdom, supporting Hebrews' argument that hardship produces holiness.

Proverbs 29:17 promises rest and delight from disciplined sons, aligning with the positive outcome of God's discipline in Hebrews.

Micah 7:9 shows accepting God's wrath as temporary discipline—parallel to enduring hardship as sons in Hebrews.