Unruly Children

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

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

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 →

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

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

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

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

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

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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

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

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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

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

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

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:

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.

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.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

Take heed 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 which is in heaven.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

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

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

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

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.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. — read the full passage →

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

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

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

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.

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

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

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

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

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

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

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

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:

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

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

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. — read the full passage →

And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.