12 Bible Verses About Raising Godly Children

12 Bible verses about Raising Godly Children to read, reflect on, and commit to memory.

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01 Proverbs 22:6 Key verse

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not leave it.

02 Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Keep these words that I am commanding you today close to your heart. Teach them carefully to your children, and speak of them as you sit in your house and as you go on your way, as you lie down and as you rise.

03 Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not drive your children to anger. Instead, bring them up with the Lord’s training and correction.

04 Psalm 78:4

We will not conceal them from their children; we will pass on to those who come after us the deeds for which the LORD is praised, his strength, and the marvels he has worked.

05 Proverbs 29:17

Discipline your son, and he will give you peace of mind; he will bring delight to your heart.

06 Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is tied fast to a child’s heart, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

07 Proverbs 13:24

Whoever holds back the rod hates their son, but the one who loves him is quick to discipline him.

08 2 Timothy 1:5

I recall your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and which I am sure now lives in you.

09 Proverbs 1:8-9

My son, listen when your father corrects you, and do not let go of what your mother teaches you. For they will be a lovely wreath on your head and ornaments hanging around your neck.

10 Isaiah 54:13

The LORD will teach every one of your children, and great peace will be theirs.

11 Deuteronomy 4:9

Only guard yourself and keep close watch over your life, so that you do not forget what your own eyes have seen, and so that it does not leave your mind for as long as you live. Make it known to your children and your grandchildren,

12 3 John 1:4

No joy of mine is greater than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

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