Bible verses about "parenting" | Webster

¹⁸ Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: ⁹ For they shalt be an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.

⁷ If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons: for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? ⁸ But if ye are without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons. ⁹ Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? ¹⁰ For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. ¹¹ Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who are exercised by it.

³ Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.

⁶ And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart: ⁷ And thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. ⁸ And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. ⁹ And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

¹⁷ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yes, he shall give delight to thy soul.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

³ Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

¹⁵ The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

⁷ In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

²⁴ He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

²¹ Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁴ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.