Spanking Children

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke.

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him, — read the full passage →

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!

and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Because sentence hath not been done <FI>on<Fi> an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil.

`For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood <FI>is<Fi> on him.

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof <FI>is<Fi> brutish.

`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious--he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them-- — read the full passage →

Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion. — read the full passage →

`As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;' — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger. — read the full passage →

When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

For a lamp <FI>is<Fi> the command, And the law a light, And a way of life <FI>are<Fi> reproofs of instruction,

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, — read the full passage →

Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

A traveller to life <FI>is<Fi> he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

In the mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

`And thou, son of man, take to thee a brick, and thou hast put it before thee, and hast graven on it a city--Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke. — read the full passage →

In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod <FI>is<Fi> for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which <FI>is<Fi> before thee, — read the full passage →

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace. — read the full passage →

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul. — read the full passage →

and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, `Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah--He doth forsake you.'

honour thy father and mother, — read the full passage →

`When I give healing to Israel, Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim, And the wickedness of Samaria, For they have wrought falsehood, And a thief doth come in, Stript off hath a troop in the street, — read the full passage →

Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary. — read the full passage →

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing. — read the full passage →

To do justice <FI>is<Fi> joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars--seven. — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jah, give thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age, <FI>is<Fi> His kindness. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me. — read the full passage →

For <FI>an object of<Fi> desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth. — read the full passage →

A provocation to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer with stringed instruments, on the octave. --A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, in Thine anger reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments. --A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer. — read the full passage →

And at the completion of these things, drawn nigh unto me have the heads, saying, `The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not been separated from the peoples of the lands, as to their abominations, even the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian, and the Amorite, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass as David sat in his house, that David saith unto Nathan the prophet, `Lo, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> under curtains;' — read the full passage →

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

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor; — read the full passage →

And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days--there is no vision broken forth. — read the full passage →

`And these <FI>are<Fi> the judgments which thou dost set before them: — read the full passage →

And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth; — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Thus said Jehovah, `Go down <FI>to<Fi> the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said, — read the full passage →

Lo, I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea, I put in a wilderness a way, In a desolate place--floods.

Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things--with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him. — read the full passage →

A traveller to life <FI>is<Fi> he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring. — read the full passage →

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.

For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear <FI>to<Fi> my prayer, without lips of deceit. — read the full passage →

And David assembleth all the heads of Israel, heads of the tribes, and heads of the courses who are serving the king, and heads of the thousands, and heads of the hundreds, and heads of all the substance and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty ones, even to every mighty one of valour--unto Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

And king Rehoboam sendeth Adoram who <FI>is<Fi> over the tribute, and all Israel cast at him stones, and he dieth; and king Rehoboam hath strengthened himself to go up into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem;

And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, — read the full passage →

`Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> one Jehovah; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

Call upon you, then, do I--the prisoner of the Lord--to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →