being a parent
What does the Bible say about being a parent? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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6The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children to indignation, lest they lose heart.
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is just. 2Honor your father and your mother. This is the first commandment with a promise: 3so that it may be well with you, and so that you may have a long life upon the earth. 4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb. 4Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out. 5Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.
15The rod and its correction distribute wisdom. But the child who is left to his own will, brings shame to his mother.
8Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother, 9so that grace may be added to your head and a collar to your neck.
12Honor your father and your mother, so that you may have a long life upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.
24He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.