Bible Verses about “children obeying their parents”
Found 42 verses (ordered by relevance) about “children obeying their parents” in the KJV version of the Bible
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
“¶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
“¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”
“¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”
“That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.”
“Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.”
“Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”
“¶ He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”
“¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”
“¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.”
“¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
“¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
“¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”
“‹For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.›”
“The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.”
“And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son [is] stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; [he is] a glutton, and a drunkard.”
“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
“¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and [that], when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:”
“Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;”
“And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.”
“¶ Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.”
“And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.”
“¶ A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.”
“¶ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.”
“¶ Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.”
“¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.”
“¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.”
“¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.”
“¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.”
“¶ A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.”
“¶ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.”
“¶ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.”
“¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.”
“¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.”
“¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.”
“¶ The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.”
“¶ A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.”
“¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.”
“¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.”
“¶ The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.”