The 16 most-voted verses about child rearing, from 9 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
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Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.
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Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
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He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
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A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
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The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.
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The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
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6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. 7And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
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6These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; 7and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. 14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
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13Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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13Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. 14Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
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Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
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Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
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Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
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Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
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3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. 4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. 5Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
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3Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward. 4As arrows [are] in the hand of a mighty man; so [are] children of the youth. 5Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
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3Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward. 4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. 5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
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Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
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Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
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Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
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Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
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¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
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“Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
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For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
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For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
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For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
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5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live? 10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. 11No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
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5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected [us], and we gave [them] reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after their own pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his holiness. 11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
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5You have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him; 6for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and chastises every son whom he receives.” 7It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline? 8But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children. 9Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? 10For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed good to them, but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. 11All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, 20for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
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19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
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19So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; 20for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
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