46 Bible Verses about Mothers
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There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.read more.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?
He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Hearken unto your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother:
As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
You are your mother's daughter, that loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshiping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Greet Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.
Thus says the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have you sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her harlotry out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto your head, and chains about your neck.
But you are he that took me out of the womb: you did make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that has left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
Honor your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that nurse children, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
You shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Then one said unto him, Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to speak with you.
From Thematic Bible
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Jesus
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he said unto his mother, Woman, behold your son!
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Rizpah's love for her sons
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and allowed neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Hagar's love for her child
And she went, and sat down apart from him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat away from him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The canaanitish mother
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same regions, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, you son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of samuel
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he has charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Elisha
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to you?
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Joseph
And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » David
And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray you, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
Mothers » Devout » Hannah
But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide forever.
Mothers » Devout » Eunice
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded in you also.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother's unforgettable love
Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget you.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of solomon's time
Then spoke the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned for her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The shunammite mother
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Solomon
Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
Mothers » Devout » Sarah
And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of moses
And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with tar and with pitch, and put the child in it; and she laid it among the reeds by the river's bank.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of jesus
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Mothers » Devout » Elizabeth
And it came to pass, that, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:
Mothers » Devout » Mary
And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,
Topics on Mothers
Animal Mothers
Exodus 22:30Likewise shall you do with your oxen, and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
Breasts, Nursing Mothers
1 Samuel 1:23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seems to you good; tarry until you have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and nursed her son until she weaned him.
Devout mothers
Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Examples Of Mothers' Love
Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget you.
Mothers And Daughters
Ezekiel 16:44-46Behold, every one that uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Mothers And Sons
Luke 12:53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Mothers Love For Children
1 Thessalonians 2:7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children:
Mothers Love For Her Children
Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Mothers Of Kings
Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall come from her.
Mothers, As A Symbol
Deuteronomy 32:11As an eagle stirs up its nest, flutters over its young, spreads abroad its wings, takes them, bears them on its wings:
Mothers, Examples Of
Genesis 3:20And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Mothers, Responsibilities Of
Psalm 113:9He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise you the LORD.
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, as long as you do well, and are not afraid with any terror.