Written by Pastor Jack WellmanTop 12 Bible Verses About Obeying Your Parents
Children are commanded to obey their parents in the Bible and has several verses that reiterate this commandment. Here are our top 12 Bible verses about obeying your parents!
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A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
- Proverbs 15:5
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But Jesus called them to him, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
- Luke 18:16-17
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Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
- Colossians 3:20
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Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
- Psalm 127:3
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Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- 1 Timothy 4:12
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“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Exodus 20:12
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Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
- Ephesians 4:29
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And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
- Acts 4:12
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But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
- Luke 6:27-28
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And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
- Luke 6:31
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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 1:1
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- John 3:16
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