Bible Verses About Raising Children — The Complete KJV Guide

Parenting

Biblical wisdom for raising children, discipline, and nurturing faith in the nex

Discipline & Spanking

What the Bible teaches about disciplining children, the rod, and raising kids wi

Raising Children

Biblical wisdom for parenting, discipline, and raising children in the faith.

Q&A

What Does the Bible Say About Raising Children?

Marriage & Family

Q&A

How to Discipline Children Biblically?

Marriage & Family

Honoring Parents

What the Bible teaches about honoring your father and mother at every stage of l

Widows & Widowers

What the Bible teaches about caring for widows, God's comfort for the bereaved,

Q&A

What Does the Bible Say About Children?

Marriage & Family

Verses for real-life situations

Raising Children Alone

Scriptures for single parents carrying the weight of parenting solo.

Raising Teenagers

Biblical wisdom for parents navigating the joys and challenges of raising teenag

Parenting Young Children

Scriptures for the exhausting, beautiful calling of raising little ones.

When Your Children Leave Home

Scriptures for parents adjusting to an empty nest after children move out.

Homeschooling Your Children

Scriptures for parents who homeschool, offering encouragement and biblical found

Becoming a Foster Parent

Scriptures for families opening their homes to children through foster care.

Empty Nest Syndrome

Scriptures for parents adjusting to life after children leave home.

Family Devotion Time

Scriptures for family worship, devotion, and teaching children about God's Word.

Verse collections & studies

Bible Verses About Raising Godly Children

10 curated KJV verses

Bible Verses About Building a Godly Home

10 curated KJV verses

Bible Verses About Teaching Children About God

10 curated KJV verses

Promise

God Promises Blessing on Faithful Parenting

Bible promises about the impact of raising children in faith and godly instructi

Bible Verses About Children

10 curated KJV verses

Promise

God Promises Children Are a Blessing

Bible promises about the blessing of children and godly parenting.

Bible Verses About Family

10 curated KJV verses

Bible Verses About Praying for Children

10 curated KJV verses

Devotionals & commentary

Devotional

Proverbs 22:6 — Meaning & Devotional

Family & Parenting

Proverbs 22:6 Commentary

In-depth study • Parenting & Children

Psalm 127:3 Commentary

In-depth study • Family & Children

Proverbs 22:6 Commentary

In-depth study • Parenting

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 Commentary

In-depth study • Faith and Family

John 1:12 Commentary

In-depth study • Children of God

Stories, parables & teachings

Bible Story

The Raising of Lazarus

John 11:1–44 • resurrection

Bible Story

Jesus and the Children

Mark 10:13-16 • Jesus' Teaching

Bible Story

Elisha and the Shunammite Woman

2 Kings 4:8-37 • Faith and Resurrection

Beatitude

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

The seventh Beatitude honors those who actively work to create peace and reconci

Parable

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Luke 15:24 • Forgiveness & Grace

Parable

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Luke 18:13 • Forgiveness & Grace

Words, places & holidays

Discipline/Instruct (יָסַר (Yasar))

To discipline, instruct, correct, or chasten — training through correction.

Holiday

Father's Day Bible Verses & Devotional

Honor godly fathers with these powerful KJV scriptures about fatherhood, leading

Location

Haran in the Bible

The city where Abraham's family settled before God called him to Canaan.

Didache (διδαχή (didachē))

Teaching or instruction — the systematic training of believers.

Self-Control (ἐγκράτεια (egkrateia))

Mastery over one's desires and impulses — inner strength to govern oneself.

Inheritance (κληρονομία (klēronomia))

The portion received as an heir — God's promised blessings for His children.

10 Scriptures About Raising Children

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."

Ephesians 4:32

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

Proverbs 17:17

"A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."

Colossians 3:13

"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."

Romans 12:10

"Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another."

1 John 4:7

"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."

Ephesians 5:25

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it."

Proverbs 22:6

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

Psalm 133:1

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"

Hebrews 10:24-25

"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."