Top 35+ Meaningful Bible Verses About Children and a Parent's Love

1) Ephesians 5:8

"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light."

2) Mark 10:16

"And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them."

3) Samuel 1:27-28

"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him."

4) Luke 18:15-17

“Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”

5) 2 Corinthians 6:18

“And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

6) Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”

7) Deuteronomy 11:18-19

“You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

8) Mark 9:36-37

“And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.’”

9) James 1:27

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

10) John 16:21

“A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.”

11) Colossians 3:20

“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

12) Proverbs 20:11

“Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.”

13) Deuteronomy 4:9

“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”

14) Psalm 103:13

“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.”

15) Psalm 8:2

“Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.”

16) Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

17) Isaiah 54:13

“All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.”

18) Proverbs 1:8-9

“Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.”

19) Psalm 127:3

“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.”

20) Matthew 19:14

“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ ”

21) Proverbs 17:6

“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”

22) 3 John 1:4

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

23) Deuteronomy 5:29

“Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!”

24) Ephesians 6:4

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.”

25) Matthew 18:1-3

“At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, ‘Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.’ ”

26) Jeremiah 1:5

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

27) 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.”

28) Psalm 139:15-16

“My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”

29) Isaiah 54:13

“All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.”

30) Psalm 139: 13-14

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

31) Ephesians 6:1-3

“Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. ‘Honor your father and mother.’ This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, ‘Things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.’ ”

32) Proverbs 29:17

“Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind and will make your heart glad.”

33) Mark 10:15-16

“I tell you the truth, ‘Anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.’ Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.”