10 Bible Verses about Babies, Figurative Use

an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ;

for every one who is partaking of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness -- for he is an infant,

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ; with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,

From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.

and they said to him, 'Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, 'Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'

At that time Jesus answering said, 'I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,