Raising children in a godly manner is a significant concern in Scripture, with numerous passages offering guidance on this crucial aspect of family life. According to Proverbs 22:6, training children in the way they should go is essential for their future well-being, while Proverbs 13:24 warns that failing to discipline them can have severe consequences. The law given in Deuteronomy 21:18-21 addresses the issue of rebellious children, emphasizing the importance of parental authority and community involvement. Furthermore, honoring one's parents, as commanded in Exodus 20:12, is a fundamental principle for children to learn, and Proverbs 22:15 notes that foolishness is inherent in children, requiring careful correction and instruction.
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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
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.
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
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.