27 Bible Verses about Good Children

The Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are unable to conceive and have no children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son.

But the angel said to him:

Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.

Then the Angel of the Lord said to her:

You have conceived and will have a son.
You will name him Ishmael,
for the Lord has heard your cry of affliction.

The Lord said, “I will certainly come back to you in about a year’s time, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.

The man of God cried out against the altar by a revelation from the Lord: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says, ‘A son will be born to the house of David, named Josiah, and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who are burning incense on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’”

And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for one meal.

Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”

They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

when that man gives what he has to his sons as an inheritance, he is not to show favoritism to the son of the loved wife as his firstborn over the firstborn of the unloved wife.

Throughout the time Jehoiada the priest instructed him, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.

He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestor David had done.

He did what was right in the Lord’s sight and walked in all the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn to the right or the left.

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a youth, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast images.

Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.

Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.”

When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.”

Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin Hadassah (that is, Esther), because she didn’t have a father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.

“Why were you searching for Me?” He asked them. “Didn’t you know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

clearly recalling your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced is in you also.

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the Lord and with men.

Then she said to him, “My father, you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me as you have said, for the Lord brought vengeance on your enemies, the Ammonites.”

Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, “My father.”

And he replied, “Here I am, my son.”

Isaac said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

The child grew up and became spiritually strong, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

My son, don't forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commands; for they will bring you many days, a full life, and well-being. Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. read more.
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

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 in the land.

Discipline your son, and it will bring you peace of mind
and give you delight.

Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food for their dependents.

“Return quickly to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

When I rest with my fathers, carry me away from Egypt and bury me in their burial place.”

Joseph answered, “I will do what you have asked.”

And Jacob listened to his father and mother and went to Paddan-aram.

So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with someone to keep it, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him.

He arrived at the perimeter of the camp as the army was marching out to its battle formation shouting their battle cry.

Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.

For You are my hope, Lord God,
my confidence from my youth.

“Return quickly to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.

Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.

Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and He fulfilled everything Samuel prophesied.

“I assure you,” He said, “unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.

For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”