Children Bible Verses

Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 11/22/2023
Children Bible Verses

Bible Verses about Children - Scriptures for Kids and Parents

In the Bible, God tells us that children are a blessing and a gift! Their spirits are filled with innocence, joy, and laughter. Jesus actually tells us to be like children and to come to Him full of faith and trust. Learn more about what the Bible says about children in this collection of scripture quotes!

The Bible contains various verses that offer guidance and wisdom on children, parenting, and family life.

Top Bible Verses about Children

Proverbs 22:6"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."

Psalm 127:3-5"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 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."

Ephesians 6:4"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

Proverbs 29:17"Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire."

Deuteronomy 6:6-7"These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 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."

Mark 10:13-16"People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'"

Colossians 3:21"Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged."

Proverbs 17:6"Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."

1 Timothy 5:8"Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."

Matthew 18:2-5"He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: 'Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'"

These verses offer insights into the responsibility of parents, the importance of guiding and nurturing children in faith, and the blessings associated with family.

May these Bible verses about children lift your spirits and remind you of the tender heart that God wants all of His children to have. Share these Scriptures with your own children and help carry on a Godly legacy in the next generation.

Read more Bible verses about the blessing and upbringing of children in the full collection of scripture quotes below:

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3 Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
5 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.
17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.
I Love my Kids!
6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

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9 He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,
15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 21:16
15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.
16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “ ‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”
2 Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.
3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
1 Peter 2:2
2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.
14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
16 And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
7 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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1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Honor your father and mother!
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
19 Teach them to your children, talking 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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36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
I'm so thankful for my parents!
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.