Bible Verses About Parent Advice
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for parent advice, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,690 votes, led by Proverbs 22:6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Parent Advice
Proverbs 22:6160 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Ephesians 6:4139 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21133 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Proverbs 13:24108 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 23:13-14104 votes
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 19:18102 votes
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Deuteronomy 6:6-796 votes
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Psalms 127:3-588 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 29:1782 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 1:870 votes
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 1:8-961 votes
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 29:1548 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 31:2648 votes
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Proverbs 3:11-1244 votes
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
Proverbs 4:1-444 votes
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Hebrews 12:7-1144 votes
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
2 Timothy 3:14-1540 votes
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
Exodus 20:1237 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
2 Timothy 1:528 votes
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Proverbs 6:20-2224 votes
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 22:1524 votes
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 31:25-2820 votes
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 13:117 votes
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 15:516 votes
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
2 Timothy 3:16-1716 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
What does the Bible say about parent advice?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 22:6 on the subject of parent advice. Across 1,690 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21, Proverbs 13:24. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.