Proverbs for a Hungry Soul

The Bible on Parent and Child Relationships

The Bible teaches that the institution of family is of divine origin and purpose. The Bible also provides guidelines for good relations within the family.
The relation of parents to their children:
1.    Parents are responsible for teaching their children.
“These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up” Deuteronomy 6:6-7. HCSB
2.    Parents must train children.
“Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” Proverbs 22:6. HCSB
3.    Children need loving discipline.
“And fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord” Ephesians 6:4. HCSB
4.    Children need a worthy example.
“…clearly recalling your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced is in you also” 2 Timothy 1:5. HCSB
“Uzziah… did what was right in the Lord’s sight as his father Amaziah had done” 2 Chronicles 26:3-4. HCSB

The Relation of Children to their Parents:
1.    Children are to honor their parents.
“Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you” Exodus 20:12. (HCSB)
2.    Children are to obey their parents.
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right” Ephesians 6:1. (HCSB)
“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord” Colossians 3:20. (HCSB)
3.    Children are to learn from their parents.
“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching” Proverbs 1:8. (HCSB)
4.    Children are to provide for their needy parents.
“But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to practice their religion toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God”         1 Timothy 5:4. (HCSB)

Proverbs on Parent & Child Relationships
God expects the young and old to obey His commandments. However, the main direction that God gives to young people is to honor and obey their parents. This teaches us to honor and obey God, by recognizing that there will always be an authority in our lives.
Proverbs 3:11-12
 My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. (NIV)
Proverbs10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. (NIV)
Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. (NIV)
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. (NIV)
Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. (NIV)
Proverbs 14:26
He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge. (NIV)
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother. (NIV)
Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. (NIV)
Proverbs 17:21
To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool. (NIV)
Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death. (NIV)
Proverbs 19:26-27
He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace. Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. (NIV)
Proverbs 20:20
If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness. (NIV)
Proverbs 22:6   Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. (NIV)
Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. (NIV)
Proverbs 23:13-16
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.  Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death. My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad; my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. (NIV)
Proverbs 23:22-25
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.  Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him. May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice! (NIV)
Proverbs 27:11
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. (NIV)
Proverbs 29:15
The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother. (NIV)
Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul. (NIV)
Proverbs 31:28
Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also praises her: (NIV)