Hebrews 12:5 (KJV)

Passage

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Hebrews 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Hebrews 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Hebrews 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forgotten", "exhortation", "speaketh", "children", "despise", "thou", "chastening", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forgotten" and "exhortation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood..." into verse 6's "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth...", so "forgotten" and "exhortation" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "forgotten" and "exhortation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.