Children, responsibilities to parents

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Children owe their parents certain important responsibilities, including the duty to honour and obey them.

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The duties of children towards their parents

They are to honour their parents

Exodus 20:12 NIV
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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They are to obey their parents

Colossians 3:20–21 NIV
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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They are to behave well

Proverbs 20:11 NIV
Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?

Children as a blessing and source of joy to their parents

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Children born to barren mothers bring special joy

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Children as a source of grief and disappointment to their parents

Proverbs 17:25 NIV
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
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The punishment of children

The punishment of wicked children

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The punishment of children for the sins of their fathers

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