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Bible Verses About disobedient children

20 key scriptures

What does the Bible say about disobedient children? Browse 20 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Ephesians 6:1
King James (KJV)Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

20 Key Scriptures

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
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. the valley: or, the brook
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:
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. disobedience: or, unbelief
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.
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. curseth: or, revileth
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. witchcraft: Heb. divination
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. reject: or, frustrate
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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