11 Bible Verses about Bad Children

You younger men, on your part, must be submissive to the elders. And you must all put on the servant's apron of humility to one another, because God opposes the haughty but bestows His unmerited favor on the humble.

Children, practice obedience to your parents in everything, for this is acceptable in Christians.

You must have a turn of mind that is free from avarice; you must be content with what you have, for God Himself has said, "I will never fail you, I will never forsake you."

Therefore humbly submit to God's strong hand, so that at the proper time He may exalt you.

As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better, but in accordance with the Holy Being who has called you, you must prove to be holy too, for the Scripture says: "You ought to be holy, because I am holy."

You parents, too, must stop exasperating your children, but continue to bring them up with the sort of education and counsel the Lord approves.

For the wages paid by sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.

He must grow greater and greater, but I less and less."

You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.

"Be careful not to look with scorn on a single one of these little children, for I tell you that in heaven their angels have uninterrupted access to my Father in heaven.

When Jesus saw it, He was indignant, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them from it, for to such as these the kingdom of God belongs.