Bible Verses About Mothers and Daughters
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for mothers and daughters, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,257 votes, led by Ezekiel 16:44. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Mothers and Daughters
Ezekiel 16:44161 votes
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Exodus 20:12107 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Proverbs 22:6104 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 31:28101 votes
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
2 Timothy 1:595 votes
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Deuteronomy 5:1682 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Proverbs 1:8-975 votes
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Luke 12:5373 votes
The 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.
Proverbs 20:2072 votes
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Proverbs 31:25-3170 votes
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Ephesians 6:1-370 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Isaiah 66:1364 votes
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Psalms 127:359 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 23:2258 votes
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
John 19:26-2758 votes
When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Titus 2:3-553 votes
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
3 John 1:453 votes
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Numbers 6:24-2648 votes
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
Proverbs 1:1-3347 votes
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
Proverbs 31:10-1246 votes
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Isaiah 49:1546 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.
Proverbs 10:1245 votes
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
1 Peter 4:845 votes
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Luke 2:5144 votes
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.
Deuteronomy 6:6-741 votes
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
What does the Bible say about mothers and daughters?
Readers most often cite Ezekiel 16:44 on the subject of mothers and daughters. Across 3,257 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:12, Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 31:28. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.