17 Bible Verses About Raising Children

The Bible tells parents to teach their children to love God, in the ordinary course of each day. It commends discipline (Proverbs 13:24) and limits it: “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger” (Ephesians 6:4). The main passages are Deuteronomy 6, Psalm 78, Proverbs, Ephesians 6, Colossians 3, Hebrews 12 and Mark 10. Several passages name both parents. Proverbs 1:8 sets “your father’s instruction” beside “your mother’s teaching”, and 2 Timothy 1:5 traces Timothy’s faith through his grandmother Lois…