7 Bible Verses about Parental Discipline

Wisdom is found on the lips of the understanding (discerning). A rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. The rod of discipline (instruction) will drive it far from him.

Do not withhold discipline from a child. If you spank him with a stick he will not die. You will spank him with a stick and deliver him from death.

Correct your son while there is hope. Do not contribute to his death.

If you are without discipline, you are illegitimate children, and not sons. Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh that corrected us, and we gave them respect. Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? They disciplined us for a few days for their own pleasure. He disciplines for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of God.

You have forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as to sons: My son, do not despise (regard lightly) discipline from Jehovah and do not lose heart when he corrects you. (Proverbs 3:11, 12) Jehovah disciplines those he loves. In fact he scourges every son (child) he receives. God deals with you like children. Endure discipline (instruction) (training). Who is the child whom a father does not discipline?