- Proverbs 23:22 (NIV):
“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”
- Proverbs 31:1 (NIV):
“The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.”
- Proverbs 31:28-29 (NIV):
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.’ “
- Proverbs 31:26 (NIV):
“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”
- Isaiah 66:13 (NIV):
“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
- Genesis 3:20 (NIV):
“Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.”
- 1 Kings 3:21 (NIV):
“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
- 2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV):
“I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.”
- 1 Samuel 1:27 (NIV):
“I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.”
- 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.”
- Ephesians 6:2-3 (NIV):
““Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” “
- Proverbs 6:20-22 (NIV):
“My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.”
- Proverbs 30:17 (NIV):
“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.”
- Psalm 127:3 (NIV):
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”
- Proverbs 10:1 (NIV):
“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”
- Proverbs 15:20 (NIV):
“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.”
- John 19:26-27 (NIV):
“When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.”
- Proverbs 29:15 (NIV):
“A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.”
- Proverbs 23:24 (NIV):
“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”
- Proverbs 17:25 (NIV):
“A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.”
- Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV):
“Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”
- Proverbs 19:26 (NIV):
“Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.”
- Proverbs 31:30 (NIV):
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
- Proverbs 23:22-25 (NIV):
“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well. The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! “
- Proverbs 30:17 (NIV):
“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.”
- Luke 2:51 (NIV):
“Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.”
- Proverbs 15:20 (NIV):
“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.”
- Proverbs 10:1 (NIV):
“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”
- Proverbs 6:20-21 (NIV):
“My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.”
- Proverbs 15:20 (NIV):
“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.”