Bible Verses About Our Children
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for our children, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 933 votes, led by Proverbs 22:6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Our Children
Proverbs 22:662 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Ephesians 6:460 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Matthew 18:1030 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.
Psalms 127:329 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 13:2429 votes
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Psalms 127:3-528 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Isaiah 54:1327 votes
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Proverbs 17:626 votes
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 29:1525 votes
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Mark 10:13-1623 votes
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Deuteronomy 6:6-722 votes
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Proverbs 29:1722 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Colossians 3:2022 votes
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:720 votes
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt 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.
Psalms 8:219 votes
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Proverbs 13:2219 votes
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
James 1:1719 votes
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Exodus 20:1218 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Psalms 113:918 votes
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
Proverbs 22:1518 votes
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Matthew 19:1418 votes
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
2 Timothy 3:14-1518 votes
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
Ephesians 4:3217 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Proverbs 20:1116 votes
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Jeremiah 29:1116 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
What does the Bible say about our children?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 22:6 on the subject of our children. Across 933 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 6:4, Matthew 18:10, Psalms 127:3. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.