Topic

Corporal Punishment

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Proverbs 13:24

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

Proverbs 23:13–14

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

Proverbs 22:15

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

Proverbs 29:15

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

Proverbs 22:6

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

Ephesians 6:4

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

Proverbs 20:30

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokesreachthe innermost parts.

Proverbs 19:18

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

Colossians 3:21

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

Proverbs 23:13

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

Deuteronomy 25:1–3

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

Hebrews 12:11

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.

Proverbs 10:13

In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Genesis 9:6

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Hebrews 12:9–11

Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? — read the full passage →

Hebrews 12:1–29

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Proverbs 29:17

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

Colossians 3:20

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

Ephesians 6:1

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

Psalms 141:5

Let the righteous smite me, it shall bea kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be asoil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Exodus 20:12

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

Hebrews 12:6

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

Proverbs 23:14

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

Deuteronomy 21:18–21

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 →

Galatians 6:1

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Romans 13:1–7

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Romans 13:1–4

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Acts 25:11

If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Deuteronomy 5:16

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.

Hebrews 12:5

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;

1 Timothy 3:4

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

John 3:16–17

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 →

Matthew 18:5

And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:

Proverbs 18:13

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

Proverbs 10:20

The tongue of the righteous isaschoice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

1 Kings 12:18

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

Proverbs 4:2

For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Ephesians 4:29

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.

Luke 18:17

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

Luke 18:16

But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

James 1:19

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Ephesians 6:2–3

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), — read the full passage →

Zechariah 13:3

And it shall come to pass that, when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of Jehovah; and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

2 Corinthians 2:6

Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many;

1 Kings 12:13–14

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, — read the full passage →

Exodus 35:2

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

Revelation 2:5

Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.

Revelation 1:1

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;

Matthew 18:6

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.

Matthew 18:4

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Psalms 23:4

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.

Exodus 20:13

Thou shalt not kill.

Hebrews 2:6

But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Luke 1:37

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken Islikeapples of gold in network of silver.

Leviticus 4:1–2

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Exodus 22:19

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 25:3

Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

Proverbs 9:8

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Romans 13:4

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Romans 2:12

For as many as have sinned without the law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;

2 Peter 2:9

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;

1 Peter 5:7

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

1 Timothy 4:2

through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

Galatians 6:7

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

Romans 8:1–2

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Romans 5:15

But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many.

Proverbs 3:11–12

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

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