107 Bible Verses about Bad Parents
Want to know what the Bible says about Bad Parents? Here are 107 Bible verses about Bad Parents from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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2 Corinthians 12:14 NIV
Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
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Exodus 20:12 NIV
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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Proverbs 11:29 NIV
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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Proverbs 13:24 NIV
Whoever spares the rod hates their children,
but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
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Psalm 103:13 NIV
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
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Proverbs 14:1 NIV
The wise woman builds her house,
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
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Proverbs 3:11-12 NIV
11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
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Proverbs 1:8-9 NIV
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
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Ephesians 6:1-4 NIV
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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Proverbs 13:22 NIV
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
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