Spanking Your Child

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

“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.

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

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

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

Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

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 →

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

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 →

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 →

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

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.

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh. — read the full passage →

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; — read the full passage →

The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward. — read the full passage →

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.

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

Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →

For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died. — read the full passage →

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. — read the full passage →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

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.

I will do in you that which I have not done, and which I will not do any more the like, because of all your abominations. — read the full passage →

Thus says Yahweh: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and those who dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh. — read the full passage →

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. — read the full passage →

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 →

The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

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

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. — read the full passage →

You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments. — read the full passage →

With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. — read the full passage →

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. — read the full passage →

But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day, that all these curses will come on you, and overtake you.

If someone is found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it isn’t known who has struck him; — read the full passage →

You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.

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

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him. — read the full passage →

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” — read the full passage →

But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.” — read the full passage →

One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm: — read the full passage →

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them. — read the full passage →

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

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

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. — read the full passage →

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. — read the full passage →

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him, neither knows him. — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all; — read the full passage →

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. — read the full passage →

I, Yahweh, have spoken it: it shall happen, and I will do it: I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your doings, shall they judge you, says the Lord Yahweh. — read the full passage →

Therefore will I also deal in wrath; my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. — read the full passage →

Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? — read the full passage →

You daughter who dwells in Egypt, furnish yourself to go into captivity; for Memphis shall become a desolation, and shall be burnt up, without inhabitant. — read the full passage →

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me; — read the full passage →

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother. — read the full passage →

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. — 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. — read the full passage →

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. — read the full passage →

A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool. — read the full passage →

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway. — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. — read the full passage →

Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. — read the full passage →

It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes. — read the full passage →

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

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hephzibah. — read the full passage →

So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about of Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. — read the full passage →

David’s heart struck him after that he had numbered the people. David said to Yahweh, “I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. But now, Yahweh, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.” — read the full passage →

After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.” — read the full passage →

To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens. — read the full passage →

I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me. — read the full passage →

in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you. For today I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it would have pleased you well. — read the full passage →