King James Bible Dictionary

CHASTISE, verb transitive

1. To correct by punishing; to punish; to inflict pain by stripes, or in other manner, for the purpose of punishing an offender and recalling him to his duty.

I will chastise you seven times for your sins. Leviticus 26:28.

2. To reduce to order or obedience; to restrain; to awe; to repress.

The gay social sense, By decency chastisd.

3. To correct; to purify by expunging faults; as, to chastise a poem.

CHASTISED, participle passive Punished; corrected.

From God
Leviticus 26:28; Deuteronomy 11:2-9; 2 Samuel 7:14-15; 2 Chronicles 6:24-31; 2 Chronicles 7:13-14; Job 5:17; Job 33:19; Psalms 6:1; Psalms 38:1; Psalms 73:14; Psalms 89:32; Psalms 94:12-13; Psalms 101:3; Psalms 106:43-44; Psalms 107:17-21; Psalms 107:23-30; Psalms 118:18; Psalms 119:67; Psalms 119:75; Proverbs 3:11-12; Isaiah 26:16; Isaiah 42:25; Isaiah 53:4-5; Isaiah 57:16-18; Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 30:14; Jeremiah 31:18-20; Jeremiah 46:28; Lamentations 1:5; Hosea 7:12; Hosea 10:10; Haggai 2:17; Hebrews 12:5-11; Revelation 3:19
Affliction, Design of; Judgments; Punishment; Wicked, Punishment of

CHASTISEMENT, noun Correction; punishment; pain inflicted for punishment and correction, either by stripes or otherwise.

Shall I so much dishonour my fair stars, On equal terms to give him chastisement

I have borne chastisement I will not offend any more. Job 34:31.

The chastisement of our peace, in Scripture, was the pain which Christ suffered to purchase our peace and reconciliation to God. Isaiah 53:5.

CHASTISER, noun One who chastises; a punisher; a corrector.