7 Bible Verses about Children, A Blessing

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begets a wise child shall have joy in him.

Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of your house: your children like olive plants round about your table.

A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me.

Whosoever loves wisdom rejoices his father: but he that keeps company with harlots wastes his substance.

And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.