What does the Bible say about education of children?
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The Bible teaches that children are a gracious gift from God and should be lovingly instructed, disciplined, and nurtured in the knowledge and fear of the Lord. Parents bear a primary responsibility to teach God’s words diligently in daily life, as Deuteronomy 11:19 directs, and to bring children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord without provoking them to anger (Ephesians 6:4). Proverbs 22:6 commends purposeful training, while Proverbs 13:24 presents loving correction as part of faithful care. Yet parents depend on God’s grace, for true wisdom and heart-renewal come from him. Isaiah 54:13 promises the Lord’s teaching and peace, and Romans 12:2 reminds believers that lasting formation comes through minds renewed by God.
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- Proverbs 22:6 10 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Ephesians 6:4 6 votes
You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 11:19 5 votes
You shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
- Proverbs 20:11 5 votes
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
- Isaiah 54:13 4 votes
All your children shall be taught of Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children.
- Romans 12:2 4 votes
Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- Proverbs 16:16 3 votes
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- Isaiah 40:29-31 3 votes
[29] He gives power to the faint; and to him who has no might he increases strength. [30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: [31] but those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
- Proverbs 13:24 2 votes
One who spares the rod hates his son, But one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
- Psalms 127:3 2 votes
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
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