Chasten

CHASTEN, verb transitive

1. To correct by punishment; to punish; to inflict pain for the purpose of reclaiming an offender; as, to chasten a son with a rod.

I will chasten him with the rod of men. [[2 Samuel 7#14|2 Samuel 7:14]].

2. To afflict by other means.

As many as I love I rebuke and chasten [[Revelation 3#19|Revelation 3:19]].

3. To purify from errors or faults.