25 Bible Verses about discipline, in the family

If ye shall endure chastening, God offereth himself unto you, as unto sons. What son is that whom the father chasteneth not?

Understand, therefore, in thine heart, that as a man nurtureth his son, even so the LORD thy God nurtureth thee.

Moreover, seeing we had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: should we not much rather be in subjection unto the father of spiritual gifts that we might live? And they verily for a few days nurtured us after their own pleasure; but he learneth us unto that which is profitable, that we might receive of his holiness. No manner chastising for the present time seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it bringeth the quiet fruit of righteousness unto them which are therein exercised.

If thou teachest a child in his youth what way he should go; he shall not leave it when he is old.

He that spareth the rod, hateth his son; but whoso loveth him, chastiseth him betimes.

For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do after right and conscience, that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that he hath promised him."

For whom the LORD loveth, him he chasteneth: and yet delighteth in him even as a father in his own son.

And thou shalt whet them on thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house and as thou walkest by the way; and when thou liest down and when thou risest up.

Nurture thy son with correction, and he shall comfort thee; yea, he shall do the good at thine heart.

And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children, lest they be of a desperate mind.

Foolishness sticketh in the heart of the lad; but the rod of correction driveth it away.

Chasten thy son while there is hope; but let not thy soul be moved to slay him.

Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die thereof. Thou smitest him with the rod; but thou deliverest his soul from hell.

The rod and correction minister wisdom; but if a child be not looked unto, he bringeth his mother to shame.

Take heed to thyself therefore only and keep thy soul diligently, that thou forget not the things which thine eyes have seen, and that they depart not out of thine heart, all the days of thine life: but teach them thy sons, and thy son's sons.

and teach them your children: so that thou talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up:

and that their children which know nothing may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."

He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel a law, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,

My son, hear thy father's doctrine, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

Moreover, seeing we had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: should we not much rather be in subjection unto the father of spiritual gifts that we might live?

For I have told him that I will judge his house forever. For the wickedness which he knoweth, how his sons are ungracious, and he was not wroth therewith.

But Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he gat him a chariot and horsemen and fifty men to run before him. And his father rebuked him not at any time, nor said so much to him as "Why dost thou so?" And he was thereto a goodly man and his mother bare him next, after Absalom.