What does the Bible say about being a good parent?

13 verses about being a good parent, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about being a good parent

1. Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 17 votes
2. Proverbs 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 14 votes
3. Psalms 127:3 — Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 11 votes
4. Deuteronomy 6:5 — And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 10 votes
5. Colossians 3:21 — Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 9 votes
6. Ephesians 6:1 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 7 votes
7. Philippians 2:4 — Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 7 votes
8. Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 4 votes
9. Matthew 7:12 — Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 4 votes
10. Isaiah 1:1 — The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 3 votes
11. John 3:12 — If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 3 votes
12. John 14:1 — Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 3 votes
13. Hebrews 12:5 — And 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: 3 votes

Where these verses are

Psalms (2), John (2), Ephesians (2), Deuteronomy (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Matthew (1), Philippians (1), Colossians (1), Hebrews (1)

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• Caring For Children
• Parents Responsibilities
• Parenting
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• Parents And Children
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• Little Children
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• Harming Children
• Being A Good Father
• Spanking Children
• Responsibility To Children

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.