punishment vs reproof

punishment

noun
  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction. 

  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime. 

  • Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling. 

  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution 

reproof

noun
  • An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition. 

verb
  • To proof again. 

How often have the words punishment and reproof occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )