Punishing Children

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 →

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.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

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

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

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 →

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

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

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

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.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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 →

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

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.

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?

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 →

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.

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

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

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

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

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

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;

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

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.

For he is the 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 the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

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

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 he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. — read the full passage →

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

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

Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.

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: — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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 →

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.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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 →

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

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — 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.

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome 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.

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

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

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

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

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.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

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

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

Thou shalt not kill.

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 →