16 Bible Verses about Punishing Your Children
Want to know what the Bible says about Punishing Your Children? Here are 16 Bible verses about Punishing Your Children from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Exodus 21:17 NIV
“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.
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Hebrews 12:6-7 NIV
6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
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Colossians 3:21 NIV
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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Exodus 21:15 NIV
“Anyone who attacks their father or mother is to be put to death.
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Ephesians 6:1-4 NIV
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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Proverbs 23:13 NIV
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
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