Bible Verses About Parents

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

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

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

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

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

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

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

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

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

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

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

These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.

The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD— they and their descendants with them.

As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”

“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”

Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”