Bible Verses About Discipline of Children
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for discipline of children, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 12,034 votes, led by Proverbs 13:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Discipline of Children
Proverbs 13:241,059 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Hebrews 12:11945 votes
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Proverbs 22:6728 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23:13-15710 votes
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Ephesians 6:4644 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:15577 votes
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 29:17516 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 29:15455 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 19:18424 votes
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 12:1378 votes
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Ephesians 6:1-4338 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Colossians 3:21305 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Proverbs 13:1229 votes
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Hebrews 12:5-11215 votes
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Proverbs 15:32212 votes
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Proverbs 15:5208 votes
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 6:23194 votes
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Exodus 20:12187 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Proverbs 10:17183 votes
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Hebrews 12:9156 votes
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Hebrews 12:5-6129 votes
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Deuteronomy 5:16120 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Galatians 6:1117 votes
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Proverbs 23:13-14116 votes
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Psalms 127:3113 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
What does the Bible say about discipline of children?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:24 on the subject of discipline of children. Across 12,034 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Hebrews 12:11, Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 23:13-15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.