Bible Verses About Parent Responsibility
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for parent responsibility, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 317 votes, led by Ephesians 6:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Parent Responsibility
Ephesians 6:459 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:654 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Deuteronomy 6:729 votes
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Colossians 3:2128 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Deuteronomy 6:6-723 votes
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Proverbs 29:1520 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Ephesians 6:1-420 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Deuteronomy 6:4-713 votes
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
Proverbs 22:1513 votes
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
1 Timothy 5:813 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.
Proverbs 29:1712 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Colossians 3:2012 votes
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Proverbs 13:2411 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 23:13-1410 votes
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
What does the Bible say about parent responsibility?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 6:4 on the subject of parent responsibility. Across 317 votes, 14 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 22:6, Deuteronomy 6:7, Colossians 3:21. This page lists all 14 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.