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What Does the Bible Say About Parental Discipline?

Here are 16 Bible verses about parental discipline, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Proverbs 13:24

    He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

    BSBHe who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

  2. #2Proverbs 22:6

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

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

  3. #3Ephesians 6:4

    And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

    BSBFathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

  4. #4Proverbs 29:15

    The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

    BSBA rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

  5. #5Proverbs 19:18

    Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

    BSBDiscipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

  6. #6Proverbs 29:17

    Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

    BSBDiscipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.

  7. #7Hebrews 12:7

    If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

    BSBEndure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

  8. #8Proverbs 23:13

    Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

    BSBDo not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

  9. #9Proverbs 23:14

    Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

    BSBStrike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.

  10. #10Hebrews 12:6

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

    BSBFor the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

  11. #11Proverbs 22:15

    Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

    BSBFoolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

  12. #12Colossians 3:21

    Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

    BSBFathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

  13. #131 Timothy 5:8

    But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

    BSBIf anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

  14. #14Proverbs 20:30

    The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

    BSBLashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

  15. #15Luke 17:1-2

    Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

    BSBJesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

  16. #16Proverbs 3:11-12

    My 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.

    BSBMy son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

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