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# discipline, disciplines, disciplined, self-discipline, no discipline, training, trains, trained, confronted
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## Definition:
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The term "discipline" refers to training people to obey a set of guidelines for moral behavior.
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* Parents discipline their children by providing moral guidance and direction for them and teaching them to obey.
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* Similarly, God disciplines his children to help them produce healthy spiritual fruit in their lives, such as joy, love, and patience.
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* Discipline involves instruction regarding how to live to please God, as well as punishment for behavior that is against God's will.
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* Self-discipline is the process of applying moral and spiritual principles to one's own life.
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* To "confront" someone is to try to force him to stop doing what he is doing, either by speaking strongly to him or by physically preventing him from continuing.
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## Translation Suggestions:
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* Depending on the context, "discipline" could be translated as "train and instruct" or "morally guide" or "punish for wrongdoing."
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* The noun "discipline" could be translated as "moral training" or "punishment" or "moral correction" or "moral guidance and instruction."
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## Bible References:
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* [Ephesians 06:4](rc://en/tn/help/eph/06/4)
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* [Hebrews 12:05](rc://en/tn/help/heb/12/05)
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* [Proverbs 19:18](rc://en/tn/help/pro/19/18)
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* [Proverbs 23:13-14](rc://en/tn/help/pro/23/13)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H3198, H3256, H4148, H7378, H8433, G812, G1651, G3809, G3810, G3811, G4995
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