Parenting According to the Bible — Bible Quiz

Category: Couples

Child-rearing and the parent-child relationship in Scripture

10 questions

1. What does Proverbs 22:6 say?
   Answer: Train up a child in the way he should go
   Train up a child in the way he should go (Proverbs 22:6).
2. What does Deuteronomy 6 say to parents?
   Answer: Teach these commandments to your children
   You shall impress them on your children (Deuteronomy 6:7).
3. How does Jesus welcome children?
   Answer: Let the little children come to me
   Let the little children come to me (Matthew 19:14).
4. What does Ephesians 6:4 say to fathers?
   Answer: Do not provoke your children, bring them up in the Lord
   Do not provoke your children to anger (Ephesians 6:4).
5. Which father prayed for his daughter's healing?
   Answer: Jairus
   Jairus pleaded with Jesus for his dying daughter (Mark 5:22-23).
6. Which mother dedicated her son to God at the temple?
   Answer: Hannah (mother of Samuel)
   Hannah dedicated Samuel to the service of the temple (1 Samuel 1:28).
7. What does the 5th commandment say?
   Answer: Honor your father and your mother
   Honor your father and your mother (Exodus 20:12).
8. Which psalm compares children to what?
   Answer: Arrows in the hand of a warrior
   Children are a heritage, like arrows (Psalm 127:3-4).
9. How does the father of the prodigal son react when his son returns?
   Answer: He runs to him and celebrates
   The father ran to him and embraced him (Luke 15:20).
10. What does Colossians 3:21 say?
    Answer: Fathers, do not exasperate your children
    Do not exasperate your children (Colossians 3:21).