Parenting Scriptures
A Scriptural Foundation for Raising Children in Truth
Below is a collection of scriptures offering biblical guidance for parenting. These verses remind us of the importance of love, discipline, instruction, and modeling faith for the next generation. Let them be a foundation for prayer, reflection, and action as you raise your children in the Lord.
Proverbs 22:6 – Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Deuteronomy 6:6–7 – And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children...
Ephesians 6:4 – Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21 – Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Proverbs 13:24 – He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
Hebrews 12:11 – Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness...
Isaiah 54:13 – All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
Psalm 127:3 – Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
3 John 1:4 – I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Proverbs 29:17 – Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.
Joshua 24:15 – But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.