14 Bible Verses About Children’s Behavior

The Bible’s main instruction to children is to honor and obey their parents. “Honor your father and your mother” (Exodus 20:12) is quoted to children in Ephesians 6:2-3, Ephesians 6:1 and Colossians 3:20 tell children to obey their parents, and Luke 2:51 says the boy Jesus “was obedient” to his parents. Proverbs sets out a father’s and a mother’s teaching to a son (Proverbs 1:8-9), and says at its start that it was written for “instruction in prudent behavior” and…