42 Bible Verses about Raising Children

If thou teachest a child in his youth what way he should go; he shall not leave it when he is old.

and teach them your children: so that thou talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up:

And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord.

Thy children shall all be taught of God, and I will give them plenteousness of peace.

And thou shalt whet them on thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house and as thou walkest by the way; and when thou liest down and when thou risest up.

that their posterity might know it, and the children which were yet unborn, to the intent that when they came up, they might show their children the same;

that is to say; They which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God. But the children of promise are counted the seed.

and well reported of in good works: if she have nourished children, if she have been liberal to strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto all manner good works.

Behold now, the third time, I am ready to come unto you, and yet will I not be grievous unto you. For I seek not yours, but you. Also the children ought not to lay up for the fathers and mothers: but the fathers and mothers for the children.

Foolishness sticketh in the heart of the lad; but the rod of correction driveth it away.

Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children.

If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.

And though they bring up any, yet will I make them childless among men. Yea, woe shall come to them, when I depart from them.

And see that you think not to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father': for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

The brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall arise against their fathers, and mothers, and shall put them to death,

So did not the one, and yet had he an excellent spirit. What did then the one? He sought the seed promised of God. Therefore look well to your spirit, and let no man despise the wife of his youth.

His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the faithful shall be blessed.

Her children arise, and call her blessed: and her husband maketh much of her.

Notwithstanding, through bearing of children they shall be saved, so they continue in faith, love, and holiness with discretion.

When brethren dwell together and one of them die and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not be given out unto a stranger: but her brother-in-law shall go in unto her and take her to wife and marry her.

I have no greater joy than for to hear how that my sons walk in verity.

And therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, I will stretch out mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my token to the people. They shall bring thy sons in their laps, and carry thy daughters unto thee upon their shoulders.

Then Manoah made intercession to the LORD, and said, "I pray thee, my LORD, let the man of God which thou sentest come once more unto us and teach us what we shall do unto the lad when he is born."

For he considered that God was able to raise up again from death. Wherefore received he him, for an example of the resurrection.

God hath now fulfilled unto us their children, in that he raised up Jesus again, even as it is written in the second psalm, 'Thou art my son, this same day begat I thee.'

Yea, and the brother shall deliver the brother to death. And the father the son, and the children shall rise against their fathers and mothers, and shall put them to death.

I raised up prophets among your children, and abstainers among your young men. Is it not so, O ye children of Israel?' sayeth the LORD.

Hear O heaven, and hearken O earth, for the LORD hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they are fallen away from me.

Then said Judah unto Onan, go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, and stir up seed unto thy brother.

For it became him - for whom are all things, and by whom are all things - after that he had brought many sons unto glory, that he should make the Lord of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Children are extortioners of my people, and women have rule of them. O my people, thy leaders deceive thee, and tread out the way of thy footsteps.

They answered, and said unto him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said unto them, "If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the deeds of Abraham.

Woe shall be in those days to them that are with child, and to them that give suck.

Lift up thine eyes round about and see. All these are gathered together and are come unto thee. Thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be ever by thy side.

My chosen shall live long, they shall not labour in vain, nor beget with trouble: for they are the high, blessed seed of the LORD, and their fruits with them.

But the child Samuel profited and grew, and was in favour both with the LORD and also with men.

Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

If a man beget a hundredth children, and live many years, so that his days are many in number, and yet cannot enjoy his good, neither be buried: as for him I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

He that spareth the rod, hateth his son; but whoso loveth him, chastiseth him betimes.

which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor yet of the will of man: but of God.

And he thrust them all out at the doors, and caught her by the hand, and cried, saying, "Maid arise."

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall make him his master at length.