7 Bible Verses about Children, A Blessing

The children born to a man when he is young are like arrows in the hand of a warrior. Blessed is the man who has filled his quiver with them. He will not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the city gate.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice and he who gives birth to a wise child will receive joy from him.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine inside your home. Your children will be like young olive trees around your table.

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

Be wise, my son, and make my heart happy and I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes (taunts) (torments) me.

He who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice. But he who keeps company with fornicators wastes his wealth.

Get the prize calf and kill it. Let us celebrate with a feast! My son was dead. Now he is alive. He was lost. Now he has been found. The feasting began.'