Bible Verses About Spanking Children
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for spanking children, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,817 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 Spanking Children
Proverbs 13:24306 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 23:13-14252 votes
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Hebrews 12:11202 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.
Ephesians 6:4193 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Proverbs 29:15163 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 22:15153 votes
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6114 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 19:18113 votes
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 29:17101 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Colossians 3:2184 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Psalms 103:1379 votes
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
Ephesians 6:1-466 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Proverbs 13:165 votes
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 23:1362 votes
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Colossians 3:2060 votes
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Hebrews 12:5-1151 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:
1 Timothy 3:449 votes
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Proverbs 20:3038 votes
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Leviticus 20:936 votes
For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
2 Timothy 3:1636 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Ecclesiastes 8:1135 votes
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Matthew 18:635 votes
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Proverbs 23:1430 votes
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Deuteronomy 21:18-2128 votes
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Proverbs 19:26-2728 votes
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
What does the Bible say about spanking children?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:24 on the subject of spanking children. Across 2,817 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 23:13-14, Hebrews 12:11, Ephesians 6:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.