Bible Verses For Children’s Behavior

Bible Verses For Children‘s Behavior provide guidance and wisdom for raising children in a way that honors God. The Bible emphasizes the importance of teaching children about love, respect, and obedience while helping them grow in character and faith. These scriptures offer encouragement for parents and caregivers as they nurture children to walk in God’s ways, instilling values that will guide their behavior and choices. Let these verses serve as a source of inspiration and prayer as you guide your children with patience and love.

Bible Verses For Children’s Behavior

Proverbs 22:6: “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Ephesians 6:1: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.”

Colossians 3:20: “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

Proverbs 1:8: “Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.”

Proverbs 15:5: “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.”

Psalm 119:11: “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”

Proverbs 3:1-2: “My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.”

Proverbs 4:1: “Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.”

Proverbs 6:20-21: “My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.”

Ephesians 6:4: “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

Matthew 18:4: “Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

1 Timothy 4:12: “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.”

Proverbs 10:1: “A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”

Proverbs 13:24: “Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.”

Proverbs 19:18: “Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.”

Proverbs 20:11: “Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?”

James 1:19: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”

Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Psalm 34:11: “Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.”

Proverbs 12:1: “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.”

Proverbs 15:1: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Proverbs 23:13-14: “Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death.”

Psalm 78:5-6: “He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.”

Proverbs 29:15: “The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.”

Hebrews 12:11: “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

Proverbs 27:11: “Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.”

Exodus 20:12: “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-7: “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Proverbs 15:20: “A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.”

1 John 3:18: “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

Proverbs 4:7: “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”

Proverbs 21:5: “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.”

Romans 13:1: “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”

Proverbs 11:3: “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

Proverbs 29:17: “Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.”

Psalm 119:105: “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”

Proverbs 31:26: “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”

John 14:15: “If you love me, keep my commands.”

Proverbs 21:23: “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”

Proverbs 14:26: “Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.”

Proverbs 31:30: “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

Matthew 7:12: “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Proverbs 9:9: “Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.”

James 3:17: “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.”

1 Corinthians 15:33: “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.'”

1 Peter 5:5: “In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'”

Proverbs 2:6: “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

2 Timothy 3:16: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.”

These verses provide a foundation for teaching children about good behavior, respect, and wisdom.

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