Bible verses about children
The passages about children in Scripture are mostly addressed to the adults, and the one time the disciples decided children were a nuisance they were overruled on the spot. Each has a sentence under it saying what it claims.
But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.” — Matthew 19:14 · WEB
The disciples turn away parents bringing children, and are overruled in one sentence.
Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these. — Luke 18:16 · WEB
Babies are brought to be touched, the disciples object, and the kingdom is defined by who is being turned away.
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. — Deuteronomy 6:7 · WEB
The central command is to love God entirely, and the method of passing it on is ordinary conversation at four times of day.
We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done. — Psalm 78:4 · WEB
A history lesson written so that children will not repeat it, and its first episode is a nation asking whether God can set a table.
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. — Ephesians 6:4 · WEB
Children are addressed directly and given a commandment with its promise attached, and the fathers are given a prohibition first.
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged. — Colossians 3:21 · WEB
Children are addressed as members of the congregation — and fathers are warned about a specific injury.
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. — Psalm 127:3 · WEB
Builders, watchmen and the anxious early riser are all told the same thing, and then children are called arrows.
Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him. — Psalm 103:13 · WEB
A man instructs his own soul to remember, and the list he produces is the fullest account of God's character in the collection.
I prayed for this child, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him. — 1 Samuel 1:27 · WEB
The vow is paid in full — a weaned child walked to Shiloh and left there — and the giving is worship, not loss.
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. — Exodus 20:12 · WEB
Six commandments protect the family, life, marriage, property and reputation, and the last of them reaches behind conduct into the wanting.
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; — 1 Timothy 3:4 · WEB
A list of fifteen qualifications contains one ability and fourteen descriptions of character, and the last item concerns people outside the church.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. — Proverbs 22:6 · WEB
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him. — Proverbs 13:24 · WEB
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul. — Proverbs 29:17 · WEB
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Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. — Proverbs 23:13 · WEB
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You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. — Deuteronomy 11:19 · WEB