children leaving home
What does the Bible say about children leaving home? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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24For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.
6The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
11And he said: “A certain man had two sons. 12And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.’ And he divided the estate between them. 13And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury. 14And after he had consumed it all, a great famine occurred in that region, and he began to be in need. 15And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine. 16And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him.
31“For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.”
9Behold, I am instructing you. Be strengthened, and be steadfast. Do not dread, and do not fear. For the Lord your God is with you in all things, wherever you may go.”
14Yet truly, you should remain in those things which you have learned and which have been entrusted to you. For you know from whom you have learned them. 15And, from your infancy, you have known the Sacred Scriptures, which are able to instruct you toward salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
15Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
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.
24He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.
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.
20Children, obey your parents in all things. For this is well-pleasing to the Lord.