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In the Scriptures, the concept of "wicked children" is often associated with those who do not know or acknowledge God. This lack of knowledge and reverence for God is seen as a root cause of their wickedness and disobedience. The Bible provides numerous examples and teachings that highlight the consequences of such a state.

Biblical References:

1. Proverbs 30:11-14 : "There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men."

This passage from Proverbs describes a generation characterized by arrogance, disrespect, and violence. Such traits are indicative of a people who do not know God, as they act contrary to His commandments and wisdom.

2. Ephesians 6:1-3 : "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor your father and mother' (which is the first commandment with a promise), 'that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.'"

The Apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of obedience and honor towards parents, which is rooted in the knowledge and fear of the Lord. Wicked children, by contrast, reject this divine order, demonstrating their lack of understanding and relationship with God.

3. Hosea 4:6 : "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children."

The prophet Hosea speaks to the consequences of rejecting the knowledge of God. This rejection leads to destruction, not only for the individuals but also for their descendants, highlighting the generational impact of not knowing God.

4. Romans 1:28-30 : "Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful; they invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents."

In Romans, Paul describes the moral decline of those who refuse to acknowledge God. This passage underscores the link between the rejection of God and the manifestation of wickedness, including disobedience to parents.

Theological Implications:

The Bible consistently teaches that the knowledge of God is foundational to righteous living. Wicked children, who do not know God, are often depicted as those who reject His commandments and live in opposition to His will. This lack of knowledge is not merely intellectual but is deeply spiritual, reflecting a heart that is turned away from God.

The Scriptures warn of the dire consequences of such a state, both in this life and in the life to come. The call to parents and communities is to diligently teach and model the ways of the Lord, so that children may grow in the knowledge and fear of God, avoiding the path of wickedness.

Torrey's Topical Textbook

1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
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"My Little Children, These Things Write I unto You, that Ye Sin ...
... 1 John 2:1.""My little children, these things write I ... not, for "he will not acquit
the wicked nor hold ... at unawares, either in that time we know not of, or at ...
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"They have Corrupted Themselves; their Spot is not the Spot of his ...
... Deuteronomy 5:27,) ye would call them children. ... their own deceitful hearts, which
were desperately wicked. ... yourselves as ill as the nations that know not God. ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon iv they have corrupted.htm

The Testament of Asher Concerning Two Faces of vice and virtue.
... For many in killing the wicked do two works, an ... Therefore tell ye these things to
your children, that they ... and as Dan my brethren, who shall know not their own ...
/.../the testaments of the twelve patriarchs/x the testament of asher concerning.htm

He Proves against Trypho that the Wicked Angels have Revolted from ...
... He proves against Trypho that the wicked angels have ... But that you may know, sir,"
continued I, "that it ... These are [his] words: Woe to the rebellious children! ...
/.../chapter lxxix he proves against trypho.htm

Of Evil Angels
... fables, too gross to be imposed even upon children. ... over us by our ignorance; that
we may know how to ... of the darkness of this world, against wicked spirits in ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 72 of evil angels.htm

The Testament of Issachar Concerning Simplicity.
... 6. I know, my children, that in the ... the commandments of the Lord will cleave unto
Beliar, and leaving husbandry will follow after their wicked devices, and ...
/.../v the testament of issachar concerning.htm

The Trouble and Rest of Good Men "There the Wicked Cease from ...
... wherein they are loosed from the body they know pain no ... not only from the troubling
of the wicked, not only from ... sense, "Beloved, now we are the children of God ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 127 the trouble and.htm

Christians are the Sons of God.
... and save the poor out of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither have they
understood; they walk on in ... I said, Ye are gods, and are all children of the ...
/.../chapter cxxiv christians are the sons.htm

"Who Will Rise up with Me against the Wicked?"
... of some to "rise up against the wicked," and join ... setting all the children of the
devil at defiance ... Know what you are about; be thoroughly acquainted with what ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 52 who will rise.htm

2 Cor. v. 1
... by sight." Even here indeed we know Him, but ... his own kindred punished, he dares not
succor. ... that there are righteous fathers of wicked children, and [righteous ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily x 2 cor v.htm