121 Bible Verses about Parenting
Want to know what the Bible says about Parenting? Here are 121 Bible verses about Parenting 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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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 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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Proverbs 19:18 NIV
Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.
do not be a willing party to their death.
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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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1 Peter 5:3 NIV
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
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1 Timothy 5:8 NIV
Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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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 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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Psalm 127:3-5 NIV
3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
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