31 Bible Verses about parenting

Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

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

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

This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.

Teaching them to your children, and talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up:

But is under keepers and managers till the time fixed by the father.

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

In those days they will no longer say, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are put on edge.

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

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

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.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

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.

Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

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

For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.

But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

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

Have them lettered on the pillars of your houses and over the doors of your towns.

And all your builders will be made wise by the Lord; and great will be the peace of your children.

Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:

Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.