9 Bible Verses about Babies, Figurative Use

an instructor of those who lack wisdom, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law,

as newborn babes, desire the spiritual, pure milk, that ye may grow thereby to salvation;

I also, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as those who are not spiritual, as to babes in Christ.

For every one that feedeth on milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness; for he is a babe;

I also, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as those who are not spiritual, as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it. Nor indeed are ye able even now;

and said to him, Dost thou hear what these say? But Jesus saith to them, Yea; did ye never read, "From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou didst prepare praise"?

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes.

Brethren, do not become children in understanding; yet in malice be children, but in understanding be men.

that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;