Bible Verses for Empty Nesters
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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff
on 06/11/2026
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That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
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“ ‘ “The LORD bless you and keep you;
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the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
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the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’
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These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
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I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him.
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So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.” And he worshiped the LORD there.
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But Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
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Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
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Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
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Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
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Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
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planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
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They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
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proclaiming, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
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But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—
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with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
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the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.
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Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
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Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.
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Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
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If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
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If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
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even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
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Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
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Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
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Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
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If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
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“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
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See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
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Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
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When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
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“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
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But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
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Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
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Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
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“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
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Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
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Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
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Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
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being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
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I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
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Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
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And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.
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Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,
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to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
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Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
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not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
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Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
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Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
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Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.