Bible Verses About Raising Children

Raising children is one of the most rewarding and challenging responsibilities parents can face. The Bible offers wisdom, guidance, and encouragement on how to nurture, teach, and love children in a way that honors God. From instruction on discipline to the importance of showing love and patience, the Scriptures provide valuable insights for building strong, faith-filled families. In this post, we will explore Bible verses that can help guide you in raising children according to God’s will and in His love.

Bible Verses About Raising Children

Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Psalm 127:3-5
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.

Proverbs 13:24
Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

Luke 18:16
But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Proverbs 23:13-14
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death.

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

Titus 2:4-5
Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

Hebrews 12:11
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Proverbs 3:11-12
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

Isaiah 54:13
All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.

Proverbs 4:1-4
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.”

These verses emphasize the importance of loving, teaching, and disciplining children in a way that reflects God’s guidance and love. They provide principles for nurturing children in faith, wisdom, and good character.

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