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

     
  • Deuteronomy 6:5-9
    You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 'And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
     
  • 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.
     
  • Proverbs 22:15
    Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
    The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

     
  • Genesis 18:19
    For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.'
     
  • Malachi 2:15
    But did He not make them one,
    Having a remnant of the Spirit?
    And why one?
    He seeks godly offspring.
    Therefore take heed to your spirit,
    And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.

     
  • Colossians 3:21
    Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Children, Training


Resources

Children in the Era of AI (Part One)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Artificial intelligence devices interact with children, filling the gap left by near-absentee parents. We must be aware of the potential abuse of AI.


Teaching Our Children

Commentary by Ryan McClure

If we do not train our children, someone else will—namely the leftist educational system currently teaching Satan's lies, destroying the family.


Fathers Provoking Children

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Most families in God's church have a functional father, but even so, extremes of leniency and overbearing strictness do not make an ideal father.


For the Children

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

For too many youths, God's way of life is not real because their parents are not fully convicted, but merely express a lukewarm preference for God's truth.


Godly Training and Admonition

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Godly training forewarns a child of danger or faults in human nature. The Scriptures do not contain many examples of exemplary child rearing.


Where Are the Children?

Sermon by Ronny H. Graham

Malachi 4:5-6 predicts a horrible curse if the hearts of the fathers are not turned to the children and the hearts of the children turned to their fathers.


Titus (Part Five): A Church in Training

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Paul, realizing that the tiny flock was no match for the Roman Empire, did not crusade to abolish slavery, but instead taught the church how to deal with it.


You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

Sermonette by Mike Ford

Because we lean towards resting on our laurels and coasting, learning as we get older tends to slow down, but it does not have to be that way.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Children, Training