Bible Verses About Parents

Children too are a gift from ADONAI; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

for ADONAI corrects those he loves like a father who delights in his son.

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

Depend on it: the evil will not go unpunished; but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

He who fails to use a stick hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.

A son who is a fool means anger for his father and bitterness for the mother who gave him birth.

Discipline your child while there is hope, but don't get so angry that you kill him!

Train a child in the way he [should] go; and, even when old, he will not swerve from it.

Doing wrong is firmly tied to the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away from him.

Don't withhold discipline from a child -if you beat him with a stick, he won't die!

If you beat him with a stick, you will save him from Sh'ol

My son, become wise, and gladden my heart, so that I can answer my critics.

The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame on his mother.

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will be your delight.

The words of King L'mu'el, the prophecy with which his mother disciplined him:

Her children arise; they make her happy; her husband too, as he praises her:

You will not be joined with those kings in the grave, because you destroyed your own land, you have brought death to your own people. The descendants of evildoers will be utterly forgotten.

The living, the living - they can thank you, as I do today; fathers will make their children know about your faithfulness.

Can a woman forget her child at the breast, not show pity on the child from her womb? Even if these were to forget, I would not forget you.

They will not toil in vain or raise children to be destroyed, for they are the seed blessed by ADONAI; and their offspring with them.

Like someone comforted by his mother, I will comfort you; in Yerushalayim you will be comforted."

but have lived by their own hearts' stubbornness and by the ba'alim, as their ancestors taught them

"When that time comes," says ADONAI, "I will be God of all the clans of Isra'el, and they will be my people."

Leave your orphans; I will keep them alive; let your widows trust in me."