Bible Verses About Parental Discipline
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for parental discipline, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 323 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 Parental Discipline
Proverbs 13:2443 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 22:632 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Ephesians 6:429 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Proverbs 19:1827 votes
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 29:1525 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 29:1724 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Hebrews 12:722 votes
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Proverbs 23:1418 votes
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Proverbs 23:1316 votes
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Hebrews 12:616 votes
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Proverbs 22:1514 votes
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Colossians 3:2114 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
1 Timothy 5:812 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 20:3011 votes
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 3:11-1210 votes
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
Luke 17:1-210 votes
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
What does the Bible say about parental discipline?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:24 on the subject of parental discipline. Across 323 votes, 16 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4, Proverbs 19:18. This page lists all 16 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.