What does the Bible say about parenting?

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The King James Bible addresses parenting in several passages:

Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)

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

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (KJV)

6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 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 6:4 (KJV)

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Colossians 3:21 (KJV)

21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Proverbs 13:24 (KJV)

24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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