9 Bible Verses about Babies, Figurative Use

And a teacher of the childish, because in the Law you possess the outline of all Knowledge and Truth.

like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--

But I, Brothers, could not speak to you as men with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded-mere infants in the Faith of Christ.

For every one who still has to take 'milk' knows nothing of the Teaching of Righteousness; he is a mere infant.

But I, Brothers, could not speak to you as men with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded-mere infants in the Faith of Christ. I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you were not then able to take it. No, and even now you are not able; you are still worldly.

And said to him: "Do you hear what these boys are saying?" "Yes," answered Jesus; "but did you never read the words--'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast called forth perfect praise'?"

At that same time Jesus uttered the words: "I thank thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that, though thou has hidden these things from the wise and learned, thou hast revealed them to the child-like!

Brothers, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves men.

Then we shall no longer be like infants, tossed backward and forward, blown about by every breath of human teaching, through the trickery and the craftiness of men, towards the snares of error;