Bible Verses About "What Does the Bible Say About Raising Children"
The Bible instructs parents to train children in God's ways through teaching, discipline, love, and personal example.
The Bible instructs parents to train children in God's ways through teaching, discipline, love, and personal example.
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." — Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Does the Bible Say About Raising Children?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
"And 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."
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
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