5 Bible Verses about Wicked Children, Examples Of

But the sons of Eli were unthrifty children, and knew not the LORD. For the manner of the priests with the people was:

Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as ye hear the voice of the trumpet blow, say, 'Absalom reigneth king in Hebron.'"

And he went from thence up to Bethel. And as he was going up in the way, there came little lads out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, "Go up, thou bald head! Go up thou baldhead!"

And as he was in his devotion kneeling in the house of Nisroch his God, Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword. And they escaped into the land of Ararat, and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.