Spanking Children

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

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

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

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

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

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 →

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

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

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

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

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 →

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

He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. — read the full passage →

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

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

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

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

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.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

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

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

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

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

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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?

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 →

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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.

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. — read the full passage →

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: — read the full passage →

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. — read the full passage →

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. — read the full passage →

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

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

When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without. — read the full passage →

Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. — read the full passage →

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. — read the full passage →

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: — read the full passage →

Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. — read the full passage →

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. — read the full passage →

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

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

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

O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. — read the full passage →

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. — read the full passage →

Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. — read the full passage →

Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: — read the full passage →

And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. — read the full passage →

And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. — read the full passage →

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. — read the full passage →

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, — read the full passage →

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. — read the full passage →

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

For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. — read the full passage →

And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him; — read the full passage →

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

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 →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

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

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →