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Bible Verses About Teaching Children

170 verses from Scripture about teaching children.

170 Verses

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Deuteronomy 6:6Deuteronomy

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

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Ephesians 6:4Ephesians

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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Deuteronomy 6:7Deuteronomy

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

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And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

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But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

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Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

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Colossians 3:21Colossians

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

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And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

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Colossians 3:20Colossians

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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Proverbs 1:8Proverbs

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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Deuteronomy 4:9Deuteronomy

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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Ephesians 6:1Ephesians

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

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The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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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:

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Ecclesiastes 12:1Ecclesiastes

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

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Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

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My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

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Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

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