Discipline Of Children

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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.

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

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

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

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

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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 →

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

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:

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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?

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 →

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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:

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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.

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? — read the full passage →

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: — 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 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 →

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 →

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

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.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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.

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 →

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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 →

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

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

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 →

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

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. — 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?

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

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 →

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — 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;

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. — 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 →

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

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.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

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.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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:

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:

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.

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.

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 →

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. — read the full passage →

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. — 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.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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.

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.

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.

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. — 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 →

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. — read the full passage →

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

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

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

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. — read the full passage →

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

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 →

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 →

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 →

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: — read the full passage →

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;