Scripture emphasizes the importance of caring for and guiding children, as they are a precious gift from God. According to 1 Timothy 5:8 and 2 Corinthians 12:14, providing for one's family is a fundamental responsibility, while Colossians 3:21 warns against provoking children to anger, highlighting the need for gentle and loving discipline. The book of Proverbs, such as in 22:6, offers wisdom on training children in the ways of the Lord, and Exodus 22:22-24 reminds us of God's special concern for the vulnerable, including the young. By following these principles, parents can raise their children in a nurturing and godly environment.
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If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.