25 Bible Verses About Parenting (KJV)

Bible Verses About

This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Parenting (KJV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.

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Bible Verses About Parenting

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Proverbs 22:6

6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Ephesians 6:4

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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Colossians 3:21

21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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133

Proverbs 13:24

24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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125

Psalm 127:3

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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119

Proverbs 29:15

15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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104

Titus 2:7

7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

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103

Joshua 4:20-24

20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

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101

Proverbs 29:17

17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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93

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

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79

Proverbs 1:8-9

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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75

Exodus 20:12

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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Proverbs 23:13

13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

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Proverbs 19:18

18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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56

Hebrews 12:7-11

7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

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56

Psalm 103:13

13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

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53

1 Peter 5:3

3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

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51

1 Timothy 5:8

8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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51

Ephesians 6:1-4

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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46

Ephesians 6:1

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

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Psalm 127:3-5

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

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44

Proverbs 22:15

15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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43

Proverbs 23:13-14

13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

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42

2 Corinthians 12:14

14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

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40

Titus 2:4

4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

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