Parents

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

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

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

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

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

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

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

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

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 →

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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

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

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

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

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

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 →

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

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

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

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.

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

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

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

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

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

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

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying:

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:

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

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

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

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

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

Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

Honor widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

That the generation to come might knowthem, even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tellthemto their children,

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not? — read the full passage →

And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? — 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.

thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

And Peter said, Lo, we have left our own, and followed thee. — read the full passage →

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 →

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children;

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

It is of Jehovah’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. — read the full passage →

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.

Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

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

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

For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

See 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 who is in heaven.

Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah: — read the full passage →

And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days in the land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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; — read the full passage →

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; — 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.

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.