Proverbs 22:6
KJVTrain up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
WEBTrain up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Bible Verses About Parenting
9 Bible verses about parenting, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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Ephesians 6:4
KJVAnd, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
WEBYou fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
KJVAnd these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
WEBThese words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Colossians 3:21
KJVFathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
WEBFathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
Proverbs 29:17
KJVCorrect thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
WEBCorrect your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
Psalm 127:3
KJVLo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
WEBBehold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 1:8-9
KJVMy son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
WEBMy son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching; for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
Psalm 78:4
KJVWe will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
WEBWe will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done.
Proverbs 3:11-12
KJVMy son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
WEBMy son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction; for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
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