6 Bible Verses about Parental Discipline

In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

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

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

And if ye are without chastening, of which all have become participants, then ye are bastards, and not sons. Besides, we indeed have had chastisers--the fathers of our flesh--and we were turned around. Shall we not much more be subordinate to the Father of the spirits, and we will live? For those men indeed for a few days chastened us according to that which seemed good to them, but he for that which is advantageous, in order to be partakers of his holiness.

And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children, but rear them in the training and admonition of Lord.

And have ye forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as with sons, My son, do not disparage the chastening of Lord, nor become disheartened when punished by him? For whom Lord loves he chastens. And he whips every son whom he receives. Because of chastening ye endure; God is treating you as with sons, for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?