29 Bible Verses about Discipline Child

Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.

If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.

Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken.

And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

And be certain in your minds this day; for these words are not said to your children, who have had no experience of the training of the Lord your God, and who have not seen his great power or his strong hand and his stretched-out arm,

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother: