31 Bible Verses about Punishing Children
Want to know what the Bible says about Punishing Children? Here are 31 Bible verses about Punishing Children 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 23:13-14 NIV
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.
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Proverbs 22:6 NIV
Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
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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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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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Proverbs 29:15 NIV
A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.
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Ephesians 6:4 NIV
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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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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Proverbs 29:17 NIV
Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
they will bring you the delights you desire.
they will bring you the delights you desire.
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Hebrews 12:6-7 NIV
6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
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