Bible Verses About When Children Are Accountable
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for when children are accountable, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 414 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 When Children Are Accountable
Proverbs 22:623 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 13:2419 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Ezekiel 18:2019 votes
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Romans 14:1217 votes
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Ephesians 6:417 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
James 4:1716 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Psalms 51:515 votes
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Deuteronomy 1:3914 votes
Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
Proverbs 29:1713 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Colossians 3:2113 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Proverbs 17:612 votes
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 27:1712 votes
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Isaiah 54:1312 votes
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Matthew 12:3612 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Matthew 12:36-3712 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Luke 12:47-4812 votes
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Luke 12:4812 votes
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Romans 2:1212 votes
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
2 Corinthians 5:1012 votes
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Hebrews 10:2512 votes
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
James 5:1612 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Revelation 20:1212 votes
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Matthew 19:1411 votes
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Ephesians 6:111 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
1 Thessalonians 5:1111 votes
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
What does the Bible say about when children are accountable?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 22:6 on the subject of when children are accountable. Across 414 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 13:24, Ezekiel 18:20, Romans 14:12. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.