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Parental Duties
"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart; "you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. "When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD our God has commanded you?' -- Deuteronomy 6:5-7
"When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD our God has commanded you?' "then you shall say to your son: 'We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; 'and the LORD showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. 'Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. 'And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. 'Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as you, and all Israel shall hear and fear. -- Deuteronomy 6:20-25
Lack Of Discipline Is A Roadway To Sorrow
"If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, "then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city. "And they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.' "Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall put away the evil person from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear. -- Deuteronomy 21:18-21
Correcting Children Will Lead To Their Eternal Life
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. –
Proverbs 22:6
The living, the living man, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make known Your truth to the children. -- Isaiah 38:19
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. -- Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. -- Colossians 3:21
Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. -- 1 Timothy 3:12
He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly. -- Proverbs 13:24
Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your heart on his destruction. -- Proverbs 18:19
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction will drive it far from him. -- Proverbs 22:15
Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. -- Proverbs 23:13
For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. - 1 Corinthians 11:31-32
And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: "My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the LORD loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives." If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -- Hebrews 12:5-11
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. "To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. -- Revelations 3:19-21
PARENTAL JOYS
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother. -- Proverbs 15:20
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him. --Proverbs 23:24
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. --Proverbs 27:11
'And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 'for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry. -- Luke 15:23-24
PARENTAL SORROW
And the king said to the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom safe?" And the Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against you to do you harm, be as that young man is!" Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: "O my son Absalom; my son, my son Absalom; if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son!" And Joab was told, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom." -- 2 Samuel 18:32-19:1
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother. -- Proverbs 10:1
He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. -- Proverbs 17:21
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him. -- Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is the ruin of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual
dripping. -- Proverbs 19:13
He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. -- Proverbs 19:26
Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons shames his father. -- Proverbs 28:7
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. -- Proverbs 29:15
CHILDREN ARE A GIFT FROM GOD
And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, "Who are these with you?" And he said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant." -- Genesis 33:5
And Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place." And he said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them." -- Genesis 48:9
And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the River in old times; and they served other gods. 'Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac. -- Joshua 24:2-3
He grants the barren woman a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! -Psalms 113:9
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is His reward. -- Psalm 127:3
Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel From the LORD of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion. -- Isaiah 8:18
CHILDREN ARE PRECIOUS TO GOD
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate. -- Psalms 127:4-5
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. -- Psalms 128:3
Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father. -- Proverbs 17:6
EXHORTATIONS TO CHILDREN
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. -- Ecclesiastes 11:9
We lie down in our shame, and our reproach covers us. For we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God." -- Jeremiah 3:25
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother; for they will be graceful ornaments on your head, and chains about your neck. -- Proverbs 1:8-9
My son, keep your father's command, and do not forsake the law of your mother. -- Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep my words, and treasure my commands within you. Keep my commands and live, and my law as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your nearest kin, that they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words. -- Proverbs 7:1-5
Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD. -- Psalms 25:7
Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. -- Psalms 34:11
Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; Both young men and maidens; Old men and children. Let them praise the name of the LORD, For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven. -- Psalms148:11-13
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call on the LORD? There they are in great fear, For God is with the generation of the righteous. -- Ps 14:1-5
Even a child is known by his deeds, by whether what he does is pure and right. -- Proverbs 20:11
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. -- Proverbs 23:22
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. -- Psalms 36:7
God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. -- Psalms 53:2
He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor. -- Psalms 72:4
For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God. -- Psalms 78:5-8
As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him. -- Psalms 103:13
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them. -- Psalms 103:17-18
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. -- Psalms 149:2
Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in them": -- Ecclesiastes 12:1
'I am the LORD your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them; 'hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.' -- Ezekiel 20:19-20
And He said to them, "All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. "For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.' "But you say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban that is, dedicated to the temple"; "and you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother, "making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do." -- Mark 7:9-13
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." -- Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. -- Colossians 3:20
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God. -- 1 Timothy 5:4