Proverbs 16:2 “All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the Spirits.”
- We should attempt the same thing.
We discipline for attitude more than actions.
Pr. 16:6 “By the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.”
- Rather than focusing on teaching your child to avoid sinning, emphasize respect for God, his Word, and the gospel.
Pr. 16:8 “Better is little with righteousness, than vast revenues without justice.”
- It's better to do what God says than to get your intended result by doing it your way.
Pr. 16:15 “In the light of the king's face is life and his favor is as the latter rain.”
- We can train our children to be able to please those in authority by being fair and liberal with our praise.
Pr. 16:24 “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Never use words as punishment.”
- Use sweet, encouraging words and firm, swift discipline.
Pr. 16:32 “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
-Anger is altogether unhelpful and unproductive in our work to train wise children.
Pr. 17:1 “Better is a dry morsel with quietness that a house full of feasting with strife.”
- Parents have to make difficult decisions about how much time they will spend at work.
Accept that more money is not necessarily better.
Pr. 17:2 “A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share an inheritance with the brothers.”
- The fond affection (love) that you have for your child is not enough.
You must train for wisdom.
Pr. 17:3 “The refining pot for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the hearts.”
- God will use difficulty and struggle in your child's life to reveal their hearts, a wise parent will subvert that process.
Pr. 17:6 “Children's children is the crown of old men and the glory of children is their father.”
- God's plan is to train children in the Lord so that they will train children in the Lord.
Pr. 17:10 “Rebuke is more effective for a wise man that a hundred blows on a fool.”
- Raising wise children means your conversations will be more effective when they’re adults.
Pr. 17:14 “The beginning of strife is like the releasing of water, therefore stop contention before it starts.”
- Parenting is not primarily handling incidents, it is primarily creating environments.
Never create a negative environment as a means of punishment.
Pr. 17:21 “He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.”
- Laughing at a child’s foolishness now will only bring a parent sorrow later.
Pr. 17:25 “A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.”
- When a child grows to adulthood without God in charge of his/her life, it hurts the entire family.
Pr. 17:27 “He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.”
- Anybody can get angry. Parenting requires calm