Daily Wisdom: Job 5:17 (KJV)

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
— Job 5:17 (KJV)

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Illustration of Job 5:17 (KJV) — Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

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