Raising Your Children

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.

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

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.

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 →

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

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

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

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

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

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

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

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

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

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

and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk 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.

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

but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

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

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

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

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

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.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

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 did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him: — read the full passage →

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

Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

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

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

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children; — read the full passage →

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

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

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

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

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

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

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;

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

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.

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

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

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. — 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.

Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

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

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose. — 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.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; — read the full passage →

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

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.

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 →

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

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; — 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 →

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:

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.

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

And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. — read the full passage →