Scripture Cards: Parenting
12 Bible verses about parenting to print, cut out and memorize. Choose the King James Version or the modern Berean Standard Bible.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 KJVTrain up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 KJVFathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Colossians 3:21 KJVCorrect thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 29:17 KJVHe that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 13:24 KJVThe rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 29:15 KJVLo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 127:3 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.
Proverbs 1:8-9 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. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 KJVWithhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 23:13 KJVHonour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:12 KJVChildren, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:1-4 KJVFathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 BSBTrain up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 BSBFathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Colossians 3:21 BSBDiscipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Proverbs 29:17 BSBHe who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 13:24 BSBA rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 29:15 BSBChildren are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Psalms 127:3 BSBListen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9 BSBThese words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 BSBDo not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:13 BSBHonor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12 BSBChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:1-4 BSBHow to memorize these verses
- Read the card aloud three times, saying the reference before and after.
- Cover the second half and recite it; then the whole verse.
- Keep one card visible for a week and review the older ones on Sunday.
- Track your progress with the scripture memory tracker.