Spanking Children

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives 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.

Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.

Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.

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

A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.

Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him; — read the full passage →

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths 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 everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not listen to them; — read the full passage →

Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. — read the full passage →

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.” — read the full passage →

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

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. — read the full passage →

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

“Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

You also, son of man, take a tile, and lay it before yourself, and portray on it a city, even Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

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

“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke. — read the full passage →

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; — read the full passage →

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold. — read the full passage →

Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death. — read the full passage →

The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God, ‘Why do you disobey the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can’t prosper? Because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.’”

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: — read the full passage →

When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, also the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the gang of robbers ravages outside. — read the full passage →

Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary. — read the full passage →

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy. — read the full passage →

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars. — read the full passage →

Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure. — read the full passage →

An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment. — read the full passage →

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

for whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath. — read the full passage →

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. — read the full passage →

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

When David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is under curtains.” — read the full passage →

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

Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. — read the full passage →

The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. — read the full passage →

“Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them. — read the full passage →

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

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Thus said Yahweh: 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. It springs out now. Don’t you 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 justice.

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 you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. — read the full passage →

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.

Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips. — read the full passage →

David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, — read the full passage →

Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is one. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →