Bad Parents

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come! — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck. — read the full passage →

one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent?

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not? — read the full passage →

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

It is of Jehovah’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. — read the full passage →

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. — read the full passage →

And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal. — read the full passage →

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →

And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I. — read the full passage →

who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; — read the full passage →

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name: — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; — read the full passage →

And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia: — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth; — read the full passage →