Spanking your Child
9 passages
- Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Read it in context - Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Read it in context - Proverbs 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Read it in context - Proverbs 23:13–14
13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. 14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Read it in context - Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Read it in context - Hebrews 12:11
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
Read it in context - Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Read it in context - Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Read it in context - Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
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