What does the Bible say about spanking your child?

Answer 1

The most profound statement in this regard is found in Matthew 18:2-6, with parallel passages in Mark 9 and Luke 17. The passage from Matthew reads: Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Answer 2

In Matthew 18:6 Jesus warns anyone that causes a child to lose their faith, it would be better to have a rock tied to their neck and be thrown into the sea.

Mark 9:42 and Luke 17:2 also record this.

Answer 3

Psalms 127.3. Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.

Proverbs 22.6. Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22.15. Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 23. 13. Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Proverbs 29.15. The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.

Mark10.14 Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Answer 4

Some pertinent references:

Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:15 - Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 23:13, 14 - Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his soul from hell.

Proverbs 29:15 - The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

Ephesians 6:4 - And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Colossians 3:21 - Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Hebrews 12:7-9 - If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

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Answer 5

• Proverbs 13:24 (GOD'S WORD Translation):Whoever refuses to spank his child hates him, but whoever loves his child disciplines him from early on.
• Proverbs 22:15 (GOD'S WORD Translation):Foolishness is firmly attached to a child's heart. Spanking will remove it far from him.
• Proverbs 23:13 (Message version):Don't be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won't kill them.
• Proverbs 22:15 (GOD'S WORD Translation):A spanking and a warning produce wisdom, but an undisciplined child disgraces his mother.

Answer 6

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