Raising a Child

Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.

Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.

Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far away.

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.

The person who sins shall die. A child shall not suffer for the iniquity of a parent, nor a parent suffer for the iniquity of a child; the righteousness of the righteous shall be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be his own.

And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

And whoever does not provide for relatives, and especially for family members, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.