25 Bible Verses about Good Children

And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.

But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.

And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.

And by the order of the Lord he made an outcry against the altar, saying, O altar, altar, the Lord has said, From the seed of David will come a child, named Josiah, and on you he will put to death the priests of the high places, who are burning offerings on you, and men's bones will be burned on you.

And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.

And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the oldest.

And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.

And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because he was guided by the teaching of Jehoiada the priest.

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as David his father had done.

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of David his father, without turning to the right hand or to the left.

In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah and Jerusalem.

And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.

And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.

And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.

And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

And she said to him, My father, you have made an oath to the Lord; do then to me whatever you have said; for the Lord has sent a full reward on your haters, on the children of Ammon.

Then Isaac said to Abraham, My father; and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, We have wood and fire here, but where is the lamb for the burned offering?

And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart: For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace. Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart; read more.
So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward), So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.

Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

But when I go to my fathers, you are to take me out of Egypt and put me to rest in their last resting-place. And he said, I will do so.

And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;

And David got up early in the morning, and, giving the sheep into the care of a keeper, took the things and went as Jesse had said; and he came to the lines where the carts were, when the army was going out to the fight giving their war-cry.

And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.

For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.

And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.

And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you. I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.