Disciplining Children

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof <FI>is<Fi> brutish.

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him, — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke.

For a lamp <FI>is<Fi> the command, And the law a light, And a way of life <FI>are<Fi> reproofs of instruction,

`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious--he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them-- — read the full passage →

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

Whoso is refusing instruction--poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

honour thy father and mother, — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten? — read the full passage →

`As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

And he said, `A certain man had two sons, — read the full passage →

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

A traveller to life <FI>is<Fi> he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God-- — read the full passage →

Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one--the son of her womb? Yea, these forget--but I--I forget not thee.

`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious--he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them--

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him,

and thou hast known, with thy heart, that as a man chastiseth his son Jehovah thy God is chastising thee,

and if ye are apart from chastening, of which all have become partakers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, `Be ye reconciled to God;'

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, — read the full passage →

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

`Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation; — read the full passage →

for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;' — read the full passage →

through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered--the obedience,

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him, — read the full passage →

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart, — read the full passage →

A city broken down without walls, <FI>Is<Fi> a man without restraint over his spirit!

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

and thou hast known, with thy heart, that as a man chastiseth his son Jehovah thy God is chastising thee, — read the full passage →

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live? — read the full passage →

for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, — read the full passage →

From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.

`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

and all the men of his city have stoned him with stones, and he hath died, and thou hast put away the evil out of thy midst, and all Israel do hear and fear.

then laid hold on him have his father and his mother, and they have brought him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place,

`Thou dost not commit adultery.

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

and this--`Yet once' --doth make evident the removal of the things shaken, as of things having been made, that the things not shaken may remain;

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

honour thy father and mother,