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Exodus 20:12
“ Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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Leviticus 19:3
“‘ All of you must have respect for your mother and father. You must always keep my Sabbath days. I am the Lord your God.
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Deuteronomy 27:16
“ May anyone who brings shame on their father or mother be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”
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Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents as believers in the Lord. Obey them because it’s the right thing to do.Scripture says,“ Honor your father and mother.” That is the first commandment that has a promise.“ Then things will go well with you. You will live a long time on the earth.”( Deuteronomy 5:16)
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Proverbs 19:18
Train your children, because then there is hope. Don’t do anything to bring about their deaths.
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Isaiah 1:2
Listen to me, you heavens! Pay attention to me, earth! The Lord has said,“ I raised children. I brought them up. But they have refused to obey me.
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Proverbs 22:15
Children are going to do foolish things. But correcting them will drive that foolishness far away.
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Proverbs 1:8
My son, listen to your father’s advice. Don’t turn away from your mother’s teaching.
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Amos 4:11-12
“ I destroyed some of you, just as I did Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick that was pulled out of the fire. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.“ So, people of Israel, I will judge you. Because I will do that to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God!”
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Deuteronomy 8:5
Here is what I want you to know in your hearts. The Lord your God guides you, just as parents guide their children.
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Jeremiah 31:18
“ I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say,‘ You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.
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Proverbs 28:24
Anyone who steals from their parents and says,“ It’s not wrong,” is just like someone who destroys.
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Ezekiel 22:7
They have made fun of fathers and mothers alike. They have crushed outsiders. They have treated badly the children whose fathers have died. They have done the same thing to widows.
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Proverbs 23:13-14
Don’t hold back correction from a child. If you correct them, they won’t die.So correct them. Then you will save them from death.
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Proverbs 13:24
Those who don’t correct their children hate them. But those who love them are careful to correct them.
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Proverbs 29:17
If you correct your children, they will give you peace. They will bring you the delights you desire.
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2 Samuel 7 14
I will be his father. And he will be my son. When he does what is wrong, I will use other men to beat him with rods and whips.
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Ezekiel 24:13
“ Jerusalem, you are really impure. I tried to clean you up. But you would not let me make you pure. So you will not be clean again until I am no longer so angry with you.
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Isaiah 1:5
Israel, why do you want to be beaten all the time? Why do you always refuse to obey the Lord? Your head is covered with wounds. Your whole heart is weak.
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Proverbs 15:5
A foolish person turns their back on their parent’s correction. But anyone who accepts correction shows understanding.
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Jeremiah 5:3
Lord, don’t your eyes look for truth? You struck down your people. But they didn’t feel any pain. You crushed them. But they refused to be corrected. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to turn away from their sins.
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Exodus 21:17
“ Anyone who asks for something bad to happen to their father or mother must be put to death.
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Proverbs 30:11
“ Some people curse their fathers. Others don’t bless their mothers.
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Leviticus 21:9
“‘ Suppose a priest’s daughter makes herself“ unclean” by becoming a prostitute. Then she brings shame on her father. She must be burned to death.
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Hebrews 12:9-11
Besides, we have all had human fathers who trained us. We respected them for it. How much more should we be trained by the Father of spirits and live!Our parents trained us for a little while. They did what they thought was best. But God trains us for our good. He does this so we may share in his holiness.No training seems pleasant at the time. In fact, it seems painful. But later on it produces a harvest of godliness and peace. It does this for those who have been trained by it.
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Proverbs 30:17
“ One person makes fun of their father. Another doesn’t honor their mother when she is old. The ravens of the valley will peck out their eyes. Then the vultures will eat them.
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Proverbs 20:20
If anyone asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother, that person’s lamp will be blown out in total darkness.
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Exodus 21:15
“ Anyone who attacks their father or mother must be put to death.