- Genesis 1:28:
“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.’”
- Proverbs 22:6:
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”
- Deuteronomy 6:6-7:
“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
- Psalm 127:3:
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”
- Proverbs 17:6:
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”
- Ephesians 6:4:
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
- Colossians 3:21:
“Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”
- Psalm 139:13-14:
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
- Proverbs 29:17:
“Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.”
- Isaiah 54:13:
“All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.”
- Matthew 18:10:
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.”
- Luke 18:16:
“But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’”
- 1 Timothy 5:8:
“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
- Proverbs 29:15:
“A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.”
- Psalm 103:17-18:
“But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.”
- Proverbs 31:28:
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”
- 1 Samuel 1:27-28:
“I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.”
- Isaiah 49:15:
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!”
- Matthew 19:14:
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’”
- Psalm 78:4-6:
“We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.”
- Proverbs 3:11-12:
“My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
- Proverbs 23:24:
“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”
- Psalm 113:9:
“He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.”
- Titus 2:4-5:
“Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.”
- Deuteronomy 4:9:
“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”
- Psalm 127:4-5:
“Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.”
- Proverbs 31:25:
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”
- 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—‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’”
- Psalm 128:1-4:
“Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord.”
- Isaiah 54:13:
“All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.”