Bible Verses about “controlling parents”
The Bible contains 25 verses about controlling parents across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
“Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.”
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.”
“For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.”
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
“¶ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”
“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.”
“¶ Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:”
“¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.”
“And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.”
“‹And a man's foes› [shall be] ‹they of his own household.›”
“‹He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.›”
“Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.”
“¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.”
“‹And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.›”
“¶ [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.”
“¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.”
“¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.”