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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Proverbs 22:15 NIV
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
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Philippians 4:19 NIV
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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Hebrews 12:11 NIV
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.
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Proverbs 1:8 NIV
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
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Proverbs 23:13 NIV
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
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Numbers 14:18 NIV
‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’
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Isaiah 66:13 NIV
As a mother comforts her child,
so will I comfort you;
and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
so will I comfort you;
and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
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1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
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Joel 1:3 NIV
Tell it to your children,
and let your children tell it to their children,
and their children to the next generation.
and let your children tell it to their children,
and their children to the next generation.
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