Bible Verses About Children Leaving Home
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for children leaving home, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 437 votes, led by Genesis 2:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Children Leaving Home
Genesis 2:2456 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Proverbs 22:635 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Luke 15:11-3232 votes
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Ephesians 5:3128 votes
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Joshua 1:921 votes
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
2 Timothy 3:14-1520 votes
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
Ephesians 6:419 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Colossians 3:2017 votes
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Psalms 127:3-516 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 13:2416 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 22:1516 votes
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Colossians 3:2115 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Exodus 20:1214 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Proverbs 1:8-914 votes
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 29:1514 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
1 Timothy 5:414 votes
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
Deuteronomy 21:18-2113 votes
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Proverbs 13:2213 votes
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Deuteronomy 11:1911 votes
And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Proverbs 1:811 votes
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 29:1711 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Ephesians 6:1-411 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Matthew 18:1010 votes
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
1 Timothy 5:810 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about children leaving home?
Readers most often cite Genesis 2:24 on the subject of children leaving home. Across 437 votes, 24 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 22:6, Luke 15:11-32, Ephesians 5:31. This page lists all 24 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.