Bible Verses About Parents

Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

for whom the LORD loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

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

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

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

Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing 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.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:

You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The seed of evildoers will not be named forever.

The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!

They shall not labor in vain, nor give birth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them;

At that time, says the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in me.