Child Rearing

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

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

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

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

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

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

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

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

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

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

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

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk 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.

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

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 →

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.

Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter, — 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;

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

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

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

one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; — read the full passage →

nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

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

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.

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.

When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you? — read the full passage →

Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

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.

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

For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him: — 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 these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

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

And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

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;

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 →

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

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

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

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

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 →

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. — read the full passage →

But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

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.

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 living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

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

We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon them. — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; — read the full passage →

For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.