31 Bible Verses about Parents Duty To Children

that they may teach the young women to be prudent, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Then were there brought unto him little children that he should put his hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens.

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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

Therefore, take heed to thyself and keep thy soul diligently lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but teach them to thy sons and thy sons' sons.

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.

He who lives, he who lives, even he shall confess thee, as I do this day; the father to the sons shall make known thy truth.

Tell your sons of it, and let your sons tell their sons, and their sons another generation.

and that thou may tell in the ears of thy sons and of thy son's sons the things I did in Egypt and my signs which I gave among them and that ye may know that I am the LORD.

We will not hide them from their sons, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD and his strength and his wonderful works that he has done.

And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

And he blessed Joseph and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long unto this day,

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning what they should become.

Like as a father has mercy upon his children, so the LORD has mercy upon those that fear him.

And in all the land no women were found as beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

But if any provide not for his own and specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

one that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all integrity;

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

Chasten thy son while there is hope, but do not stir up thy soul to destroy him.

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

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; he shall give delight unto thy soul.

If ye endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father does not chasten?

Fathers, provoke not your children lest they become disheartened.

And Abraham was old and well stricken in age, and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest slave of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell;read more.
but thou shalt go unto my country and to my kindred and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padanaram to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take thee a wife from there of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother.

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

Likewise, give unto Solomon, my son, a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

And it was so, when the days of their banquets were over, that Job sent and sanctified them and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned and blasphemed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

David, therefore, besought God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night upon the earth.

and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death; come and lay thy hands on her that she may be saved, and she shall live.

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.