Parent/Child (Elder/Younger) Relationships: This page includes a compilation of Bible verses regarding these important relationships. These relationships also point to the relationship that Christian are to have with their heavenly Father.
Instruction / Chastening Required
Third and Fourth Generation Affected by Parents Actions
Parents Eat Sour Grapes, Children’s Teeth Set on Edge
Definition of a Child not limited to an age
Commands to Child to Listen, Obey in the Lord and Honor their Parents
Sins of Child against the Parents
Effect on Parents of Wise / Foolish Children
Fate of Child who Harms / Dishonors Parents
Proverbs Verses – Parent / Child Relationship
Son (includes daughters) – of all ages
Respect for Elders (not parents)
Parents’ duty
Instruction / Chastening Required
- My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother (Pro 1:8)
- For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. (Pro 3:12)
- Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. (Pro 4:1)
- My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. (Pro 6:20-21)
- A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. (Pro 13:1)
- He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. (Pro 13:24)
- A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (Pro 15:5)
- Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (Pro 19:18)
- Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Pro 22:6)
- Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (Pro 22:15)
- 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. (Pro 23:13-14)
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. (Pro 23:19)
- Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Pro 23:22)
- My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. (Pro 23:26)
- The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. (Pro 29:15)
- He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. (Pro 29:21)
- The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. (Pro 31:1)
- Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (Col 3:20-21)
- Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? (Heb 12:9)
- The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. (Jer 35:14)
- Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. (Isa 1:2)
Third and Fourth Generation Affected by Parents Actions
- But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. (Gen 15:16)
- Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me (Exo 20:5)
- Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. (Exo 34:7)
- The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. (Num 14:18)
- Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me (Deu 5:9)
- And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. (2Ki 10:30)
- This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. (2Ki 15:12)
Parents Eat Sour Grapes, Children’s Teeth Set on Edge
- In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. (Jer 31:29)
- But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. (Jer 31:30)
- What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? (Eze 18:2)
Children’s Duty
Definition of a Child not limited to an age
Jesus obeyed the Father:
- For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. (Joh 6:38)
- But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. (Joh 14:31)
- Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. (Joh 5:19)
- Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. (Joh 4:34)
- But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (Php 2:7-8)
- I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. (Joh 5:30)
- Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. (Psa 40:7-8)
- Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. (Heb 10:7-9)
- Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered (Heb 5:8)
- And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. (Mat 26:39)
Jesus honored His Father:
- Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. (Joh 8:49)
Jacob obeys Isaac in going to Padanarma to receive a wife (Gen 28:1-7):
- And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram (Gen 28:7)
Jacob’s sons obey Jacob and go to Egypt:
- And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. (Gen 42:2-3)
Obedience of the Rechabites to their father (jJr 35:1-19):
- But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. (Jer 35:10)
Esther obeyed Mordecai:
- Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him. (Est 2:20)
Jesus honored His mother on the cross:
- Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. (Joh 19:25-27)
Commands to Child to Listen, Obey in the Lord and Honor their Parents
- Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Exo 20:12)
- Honor 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. (Deu 5:16)
- My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother (Pro 1:8)
- My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. (Pro 6:20-21)
- Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Pro 23:22)
- My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. (Pro 23:26)
- But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. (Mat 15:3-6)
- For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. (Mar 7:10-13)
- Honor thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Mat 19:19)
- Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother. (Luk 18:20)
- Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother. (Mar 10:19)
- Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (Col 3:20-21)
- And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram (Gen 28:7)
- Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise) That it may be well with thee, and thou may live long on the earth. (Eph 6:1-3)
- Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. (Lev 19:3)
- A son honors his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? (Mal 1:6)
- Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? (Heb 12:9)
- And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram (Gen 28:7)
- And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. (Gen 37:13)
- And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. (1Sa 17:20)
- Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him. (Est 2:20)
- The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. (Jer 35:14)
- And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. (Luk 2:51)
- In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. (Eze 22:7)
- Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. (Isa 1:2)
Sins of Child against the Parents
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. (Pro 10:1)
- A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (Pro 15:5)
- A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (Pro 15:20)
- He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Pro 19:26)
- Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Pro 23:22)
- Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. (Pro 28:24)
- The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. (Pro 29:15)
- There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. (Pro 30:11)
- The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Pro 30:17)
- Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Exo 20:12)
- Honor 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. (Deu 5:16)
- But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. (Mat 15:3-6)
- For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. (Mar 7:10-13)
- Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (Col 3:20-21)
- Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise) That it may be well with thee, and thou may live long on the earth. (Eph 6:1-3)
- This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy … (2Ti 3:1-2)
- In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. (Eze 22:7)
- Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. (Isa 1:2)
- But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. (1Ti 5:8)
Effect on Parents of Wise / Foolish Children
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. (Pro 10:1)
- He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. (Pro 10:5)
- A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (Pro 15:20)
- A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. (Pro 17:2)
- He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. (Pro 17:21)
- A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. (Pro 17:25)
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. (Pro 19:13)
- He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Pro 19:26)
- Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. (Pro 20:11)
- My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. (Pro 23:15-16)
- The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. (Pro 23:24-25)
- Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. (Pro 28:7)
- Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. (Pro 29:3)
- The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. (Pro 29:15)
Fate of Child who Harms / Dishonors Parents
- He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Pro 19:26)
- Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. (Pro 20:20)
- Curse – literally, to make light of
- Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. (Pro 28:24)
- The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Pro 30:17)
- Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Exo 20:12)
- Honor 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. (Deu 5:16)
- And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. (Exo 21:15)
- And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. (Exo 21:17)
- 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. (Lev 20:9)
- Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. Deu 27:16)
- 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. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. (Deu 21:18-21)
- But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. (Mat 15:3-6)
- For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. (Mar 7:10-13)
- Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise) That it may be well with thee, and thou may live long on the earth. (Eph 6:1-3)
Proverbs Verses – Parent / Child Relationship
Father
- H1 (Heb: abba) – father
- My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Pro 1:8)
- For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father ()the son in whom he delighteth. (Pro 3:12)
- Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. (Pro 4:1)
- For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. (Pro 4:3)
- My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Pro 6:20)
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. (Pro 10:1)
- A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. (Pro 13:1)
- A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (Pro 15:5)
- A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (Pro 15:20)
- Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. (Pro 17:6)
- He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. (Pro 17:21)
- A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. (Pro 17:25)
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. (Pro 19:13)
- House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. (Pro 19:14)
- He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Pro 19:26)
- Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. (Pro 20:20)
- Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. (Pro 22:28)
- Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Pro 23:22)
- The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. (Pro 23:24)
- Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. (Pro 23:25)
- Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. (Pro 27:10)
- Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. (Pro 28:7)
- Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. (Pro 28:24)
- Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his (Pro 29:3)
- There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. (Pro 30:11)
- The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Pro 30:17)
Mother
- H517 (Heb: em) – mother
- My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Pro 1:8)
- For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. (Pro 4:3)
- My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Pro 6:20)
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. (Pro 10:1)
- A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (Pro 15:20)
- He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Pro 19:26)
- Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. (Pro 20:20)
- Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Pro 23:22)
- Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. (Pro 23:25)
- Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. (Pro 28:24)
- The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. (Pro 29:15)
- There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. (Pro 30:11)
- The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Pro 30:17)
- The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. (Pro 31:1)
Son (includes daughters) – of all ages
- H1121 (Heb: ben) – son
- The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; (Pro 1:1)
- My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Pro 1:8)
- My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. (Pro 1:10)
- My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: (Pro 1:15)
- My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; (Pro 2:1)
- My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: (Pro 3:1)
- My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: (Pro 3:11)
- For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. (Pro 3:12)
- My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: (Pro 3:21)
- Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. (Pro 4:1)
- For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. (Pro 4:3)
- Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. (Pro 4:10)
- My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. (Pro 4:20)
- My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: (Pro 5:1)
- Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. (Pro 5:7)
- And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? (Pro 5:20)
- My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, (Pro 6:1)
- Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. (Pro 6:3)
- My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Pro 6:20)
- My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. (Pro 7:1)
- And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, (Pro 7:7)
- Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. (Pro 7:24)
- Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. (Pro 8:4)
- Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. (Pro 8:31)
- Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. (Pro 8:32)
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. (Pro 10:1)
- He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. (Pro 10:5)
- A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. (Pro 13:1)
- A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. (Pro 13:22)
- He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. (Pro 13:24)
- In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. (Pro 14:26)
- Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? (Pro 15:11)
- A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (Pro 15:20)
- A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. (Pro 17:2)
- Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. (Pro 17:6)
- A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. (Pro 17:25)
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. (Pro 19:13)
- Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (Pro 19:18)
- He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Pro 19:26)
- Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. (Pro 19:27)
- The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. (Pro 20:7)
- My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. (Pro 23:15)
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. (Pro 23:19)
- My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. (Pro 23:26)
- My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: (Pro 24:13)
- My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: (Pro 24:21)
- My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. (Pro 27:11)
- Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. (Pro 28:7)
- Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. (Pro 29:17)
- The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, (Pro 30:1)
- Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell? (Pro 30:4)
- The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Pro 30:17)
- Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. (Pro 31:5)
- Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. (Pro 31:8)
- Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. (Pro 31:28)
Respect for Elders (not parents)
- Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. (1Ti 5:1-3)
- Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. (Lev 19:32)
- Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand. (1Ki 2:19)
- Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled. And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. (Job 32:4-6)
- The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed (1Pe 5:1)
- Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. (1Pe 2:17)
- The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. (Pro 16:31)
- The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. (Pro 20:29)
- And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. (Isa 3:5)
- And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? (1Ki 12:6)
- With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. (Job 12:12)
- And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. (2Ki 2:23)
- But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished? For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;) To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. (Job 30:1-12)
- Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured. (Lam 5:12)
- Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. (Rom 13:7)
- What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. (Job 15:9-10)
- The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. (Lam 4:16)
- And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. (2Ki 2:12)
- And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God (Exo 18:17-19)