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What the Bible says about parenting
The 12 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.
Prov 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.Eph 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.1 Tim 5:8
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.Ps 127:3
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.Prov 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.Prov 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.Prov 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.Col 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.Deut 6:6–7
These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.Prov 1:8–9
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.Prov 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.Prov 15:5
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.
Sources
The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible · Public domain