Bible Verses About Caring for Children
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for caring for children, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 544 votes, led by 1 Timothy 5:8. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Caring for Children
1 Timothy 5:881 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Psalms 127:3-579 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 22:670 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Ephesians 6:1-447 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Mark 10:13-1545 votes
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Ephesians 6:443 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Colossians 3:2135 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Mark 10:13-1632 votes
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
John 3:1626 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Psalms 127:317 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Revelation 1:114 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
James 1:2713 votes
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Isaiah 49:1512 votes
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Matthew 18:1010 votes
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Philippians 4:1910 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:2010 votes
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
What does the Bible say about caring for children?
Readers most often cite 1 Timothy 5:8 on the subject of caring for children. Across 544 votes, 16 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 127:3-5, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:1-4. This page lists all 16 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.