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Discipline Kids
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And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected 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 →
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: — read the full passage →
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: — read the full passage →
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: — read the full passage →
And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: — read the full passage →
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. — read the full passage →
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: — read the full passage →
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. — read the full passage →
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. — read the full passage →
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, — read the full passage →
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. — read the full passage →
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; — read the full passage →
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. — read the full passage →
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected 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 →
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? — read the full passage →
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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 →
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. — read the full passage →
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: — read the full passage →
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. — read the full passage →
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →
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