For dads and moms
Here are some helpful verses to know for parents.
14 verses Kari Dec. 22, 2015 English 838
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1 Chronicles 29:19KJ21
pray for child
And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart to keep Thy commandments, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.”
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1 Kings 3:9-10KJV
pray for wisdom
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. -
1 Samuel 12:23KJV
pray for child
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
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1 Thessalonians 2:11KJ21
compassion, comfort, support
Ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
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2 Corinthians 12:14KJ21
inheritance
Behold, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
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Colossians 3:12-14NKJV
graciously forgive
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
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Deuteronomy 6:6-7KJV
Every area of life
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. -
Ephesians 6:1-4KJV
wise, faithful nurture
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. -
Hebrews 10:24KJV
creatively motivate
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
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Matthew 6:33KJV
love for Jesus
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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Proverbs 3:11-12KJV
correction
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. -
Romans 13:9KJ21
golden rule
For this, “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” “Thou shalt not kill,” “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not bear false witness,” “Thou shalt not covet,” and if there be any other commandment, all are briefly comprehended in this saying, namely: “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
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Hebrews 4:16KJV
The Word of God and Prayer
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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Psalm 103:13-14KJV
compassion, fear the Lord
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.