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authority over your children

The 14 most-voted verses about authority over your children, from 9 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Colossians 3:20 (BSB)

Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Colossians 3:20 (KJV)

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Colossians 3:20 (WEB)

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Hebrews 13:17 (BSB)

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:17 (KJV)

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:17 (WEB)

Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Deuteronomy 11:19 (BSB)

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Deuteronomy 11:19 (KJV)

You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Deuteronomy 11:19 (WEB)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Ephesians 6:1 (BSB)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Ephesians 6:1 (KJV)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Ephesians 6:1 (WEB)

“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

Ephesians 6:2 (BSB)

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Ephesians 6:2 (KJV)

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

Ephesians 6:2 (WEB)

Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

Proverbs 19:18 (BSB)

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Proverbs 19:18 (KJV)

Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.

Proverbs 19:18 (WEB)

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Exodus 20:12 (BSB)

¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Exodus 20:12 (KJV)

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

Exodus 20:12 (WEB)

Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:15 (BSB)

¶ And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

Exodus 21:15 (KJV)

“Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.

Exodus 21:15 (WEB)

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 (BSB)

Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 (KJV)

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 (WEB)

He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Proverbs 13:24 (BSB)

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 13:24 (KJV)

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

Proverbs 13:24 (WEB)

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Proverbs 22:15 (BSB)

Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 22:15 (KJV)

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Proverbs 22:15 (WEB)

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

Matthew 15:4 (BSB)

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Matthew 15:4 (KJV)

For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

Matthew 15:4 (WEB)

For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

1 Timothy 3:5 (BSB)

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

1 Timothy 3:5 (KJV)

(for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)

1 Timothy 3:5 (WEB)

Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.

2 Timothy 2:14 (BSB)

Of these things put [them] in remembrance, charging [them] before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, [but] to the subverting of the hearers.

2 Timothy 2:14 (KJV)

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord that they don’t argue about words to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

2 Timothy 2:14 (WEB)

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