Raising children in a godly manner involves discipline and correction, as seen in Proverbs 23:13-14, where the importance of not withholding correction is emphasized. The book of Proverbs also teaches that those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them, as stated in Proverbs 13:24. In Ephesians 6:4, fathers are instructed not to exasperate their children, but to bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. By following biblical principles, such as training children in the way they should go, as in Proverbs 22:6, parents can help their children develop into responsible and faithful adults, and Proverbs 29:15 reminds us that a child left undisciplined will bring shame to their mother.
15 Bible Verses on Punishing Your Children
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Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown, and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.