Bible Verses About New Parents
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for new parents, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 148 votes, led by Proverbs 29:17. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about New Parents
Proverbs 29:1717 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 22:616 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Ephesians 6:416 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Colossians 3:2114 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Psalms 127:313 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 127:3-511 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 29:1511 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Exodus 20:1210 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Proverbs 1:8-910 votes
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 13:2410 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Ephesians 6:1-410 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Philippians 4:6-710 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
What does the Bible say about new parents?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 29:17 on the subject of new parents. Across 148 votes, 12 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21. This page lists all 12 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.