Parenting Bible Verses

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."

— Proverbs 22:6

"These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."

— Deuteronomy 6:6-7

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

— Ephesians 6:4

"Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck."

— Proverbs 1:8-9

"Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."

— Deuteronomy 11:18-19

"We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children."

— Psalm 78:4-6

"Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching."

— Proverbs 4:1-2

"and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus."

— 2 Timothy 3:15

"A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes."

— Proverbs 13:1

"All your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace."

— Isaiah 54:13

"Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged."

— Colossians 3:21

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."

— 1 Timothy 4:12

"My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in."

— Proverbs 3:11-12

"Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him."

— Psalm 127:3

"Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation."

— Joel 1:3

"A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother."

— Proverbs 29:15

"She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her."

— Proverbs 31:26-28

"Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them."

— Proverbs 13:24

"No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."

— Hebrews 12:11

"Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death."

— Proverbs 23:13-14

"Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death."

— Proverbs 19:18

"Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire."

— Proverbs 29:17

"A fool spurns a parent's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence."

— Proverbs 15:5

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid."

— Proverbs 12:1

"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?"

— Hebrews 12:7

"A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool."

— Proverbs 17:10

"Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray."

— Proverbs 10:17

"My son, keep your father's command and do not forsake your mother's teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life."

— Proverbs 6:20-23

"You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.""

— Proverbs 5:12-13

"For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them."

— 1 Samuel 3:13

"Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away."

— Proverbs 22:15

"Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being."

— Proverbs 20:30

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."

— 2 Timothy 3:16

"Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."

— 1 Corinthians 11:1

"In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us."

— Titus 2:7-8

"Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."

— Philippians 4:9

"The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them."

— Proverbs 20:7

"For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory."

— 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

"I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also."

— 2 Timothy 1:5

"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."

— Exodus 20:12

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"—which is the first commandment with a promise—"so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.""

— Ephesians 6:1-3

"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord."

— Colossians 3:20

"Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old."

— Proverbs 23:22

"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."

— Matthew 7:12

"Do to others as you would have them do to you."

— Luke 6:31

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

— Micah 6:8

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

— Galatians 5:22-23

"not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock."

— 1 Peter 5:3

"If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."

— Matthew 18:6

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."

— 3 John 1:4

"Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD."

— Psalm 128:3-4

"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."

— Proverbs 17:6

"For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

— Genesis 18:19

"And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him."

— Luke 2:40

"I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD."

— 1 Samuel 1:27-28

"People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.""

— Mark 10:13-14

"And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them."

— Mark 10:16

"so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life."

— Deuteronomy 6:2

"But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts."

— Psalm 103:17-18

"The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him."

— Proverbs 23:24

"Praise the LORD. Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed."

— Psalm 112:1-2

"Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge."

— Proverbs 14:26

"The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call."

— Acts 2:39

"May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children."

— Psalm 115:14

"For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants."

— Isaiah 44:3