Spanking children

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• Proverbs 13:24

  He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

• Proverbs 23:13–14

  Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

• Hebrews 12:11

  Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

• Ephesians 6:4

  And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

• Proverbs 29:15

  The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

• Proverbs 22:15

  Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

• Proverbs 22:6

  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

• Proverbs 19:18

  Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

• Proverbs 29:17

  Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

• Colossians 3:21

  Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

• Psalms 103:13

  Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

• Ephesians 6:1–4

  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. …

• Proverbs 13:1

  A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

• Proverbs 23:13

  Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

• Colossians 3:20

  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

• Hebrews 12:5–11

  And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? …

• 1 Timothy 3:4

  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

• 2 Timothy 3:16

  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

• Ecclesiastes 8:11

  Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

• Proverbs 20:30

  The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

• Matthew 18:6

  But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

• Leviticus 20:9

  For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

• Deuteronomy 21:18–21

  If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. …

• Proverbs 12:1

  Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

• Proverbs 19:26–27

  He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

• Proverbs 23:14

  Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

• Exodus 20:12

  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

• Revelation 3:19

  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

• Hebrews 12:6–7

  For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

• Ephesians 6:1

  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

• Proverbs 15:1–33

  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. …

• Proverbs 21:11

  When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

• Proverbs 3:11

  My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

• Proverbs 6:23

  For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

• Proverbs 1:7

  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

• Deuteronomy 5:16

  Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

• Proverbs 3:11–12

  My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

• Galatians 6:1

  Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

• Proverbs 15:5

  A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

• Proverbs 26:3

  A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.