32 Bible Verses about parenting

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

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children lest they become disheartened.

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

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

And ye shall teach them to your children that ye may think of them sitting in thy house and walking by the way, lying down in bed, and rising up.

but is under the hand of tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the rebellious to the prudence of the just, to make ready a prepared people for the Lord.

In those days they shall no longer say, The fathers have eaten the sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let those learn first to govern their house in piety and to recompense their parents, for this is honest and pleasing before God.

Ye shall fear, every man his mother and his father and keep my sabbaths. I AM your God.

Hearken, ye sons, unto the chastening of the father, and pay attention that ye might know understanding.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the young men.

For they verily for a few days chastened us as it seemed good unto them, but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

The foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her that bore him.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those that ask him?

For this child I prayed, and the LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him.

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my sons walk in the truth.

Do not withhold correction from the child; for if thou shall beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, without temperance, without meekness, without goodness,

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

For though ye may have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet ye shall not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

But we were gentle among you, as a mother feeding and caring for her children,

He that cuts short chastening hates his son, but he that loves him chastens him early.

and thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house and on thy gates.

And all thy sons shall be taught of the LORD; and the peace of thy sons shall be multiplied.

For any man that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

And these are the generations of Isaac, son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac;

Feed the flock of God which is among you, caring for her, not by force, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with willing desire;

And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was an upright man, remaining in the tents.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and chastening.