Job 5:6

6For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

John 15:2

2 aEvery branch in me that does not bear fruit bhe takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, cthat it may bear more fruit.

Hebrews 12:11

11 dFor the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields ethe peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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