31 Bible Verses about parenting

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

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

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not be discouraged.

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

Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

And ye shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lay down, and when thou rise up.

Instead he is under stewards and managers until the time appointed from the father.

And he will go ahead, in front of him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward children, and the disobedient in a mentality of the righteous, to make ready for Lord a people prepared.

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

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be devoted to their own house, and to give back recompense to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Every man shall fear his mother, and his father. And ye shall keep my Sabbaths. I am LORD your God.

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the sons of youth.

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.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?

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

I have no greater joy than these things that I hear my children walking in truth.

devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good,

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

For though ye have countless instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I begot you through the good-news.

nevertheless we became gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherishes her own children.

He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.

And thou shall write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

And all thy sons shall be taught of LORD, and great shall be the peace of thy sons.

For he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begot Isaac.

Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. And Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.