Children

In answer to prayer

Treatment of, at birth

• Ezekiel 16:4–6

  And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.

• Luke 2:7

  And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

• Luke 2:12

  And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

Circumcision of

Dedicated to God in infancy

Promised to the righteous

• Deuteronomy 7:12

  Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

• Deuteronomy 7:14

  Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

• Job 5:25

  Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

• Psalms 128:2

  For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

• Psalms 128:3

  Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

• Psalms 128:4

  Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

• Psalms 128:6

  Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

Weaning of

• Genesis 21:8

  And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

• 1 Samuel 1:22

  But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

• 1 Kings 11:20

  And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.

• Psalms 131:2

  Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

• Isaiah 28:9

  Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

Nurses for

• Exodus 2:7–9

  Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

• Acts 7:20

  In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:

• Ruth 4:16

  And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

• 2 Samuel 4:4

  And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

• 2 Kings 11:2

  But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

Taught to walk

• Hosea 11:3

  I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

Tutors and governors for

• 2 Kings 10:1

  And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

• Acts 22:3

  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

• Galatians 3:24

  Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

• Galatians 4:1

  Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

• Galatians 4:2

  But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

Bastard, excluded from the privileges of the congregation

• Deuteronomy 23:2

  A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

• Hebrews 12:8

  But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Early piety of

Jesus

• Luke 2:40

  And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

• Luke 2:46

  And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

• Luke 2:47

  And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

• Luke 2:52

  And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Difference made between male and female, in Mosaic law

Leviticus 12

Partiality of parents among

Partiality among, forbidden

• Deuteronomy 21:15–17

  If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

Love of, for parents

Sacrificed

• 2 Kings 17:31

  And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

• Ezekiel 16:20

  Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,

• Ezekiel 16:21

  That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?

Caused to pass through fire

• 2 Kings 16:3

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

• Jeremiah 32:35

  And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

• Ezekiel 16:21

  That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?

Sold for debt

• 2 Kings 4:1

  Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

• Nehemiah 5:5

  Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

• Job 24:9

  They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

• Matthew 18:25

  But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Sold in marriage, law concerning

• Exodus 21:7–11

  And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. …

Instance of, Leah and Rachel

• Genesis 29:15–30

  And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. …

Edict to murder

Eaten

Share benefits of covenant privileges guaranteed to parents

• Genesis 6:18

  But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

• Genesis 12:7

  And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

• Genesis 13:15

  For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

• Genesis 17:7

  And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

• Genesis 17:8

  And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

• Genesis 19:12

  And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

• Genesis 21:13

  And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

• Genesis 26:3–5

  Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

• Genesis 26:24

  And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

• Leviticus 26:44

  And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.

• Leviticus 26:45

  But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.

• Isaiah 65:23

  They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

• 1 Corinthians 7:14

  For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Bound by covenants of parents

• Genesis 17:9–14

  And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. …

Involved in guilt of parents

• Exodus 20:5

  Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

• Exodus 34:7

  Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

• Leviticus 20:5

  Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.

• Leviticus 26:39–42

  And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: …

• Numbers 14:18

  The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

• Numbers 14:33

  And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

• 1 Kings 21:29

  Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

• Job 21:19

  God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

• Psalms 37:28

  For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

• Isaiah 14:20

  Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

• Isaiah 14:21

  Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

• Isaiah 65:6

  Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

• Isaiah 65:7

  Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

• Jeremiah 32:18

  Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,

• Daniel 6:24

  And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

Not punished for parents' sake

• Jeremiah 31:29

  In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

• Jeremiah 31:30

  But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

• Ezekiel 18:1–30

  The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. …

Death of, as a judgment upon parents

Character of, known by conduct

• Proverbs 20:11

  Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Blessed by Jesus

• Matthew 19:13–15

  Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

• Mark 10:13–16

  And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. …

• Luke 18:15

  And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

• Luke 18:16

  But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Future state of

• Matthew 18:10

  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.

• Matthew 19:14

  But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Minors

• Galatians 4:1

  Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

• Galatians 4:2

  But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

Of ministers

• 1 Timothy 3:4

  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

• Titus 1:6

  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Alienated, Ishmael, to gratify Sarah

• Genesis 21:9–15

  And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. …

Amusements of

• Job 21:11

  They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

• Zechariah 8:5

  And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

• Zechariah 11:16

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

• Zechariah 11:17

  Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

• Luke 7:31

  And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

• Luke 7:32

  They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Adopted

The gift of God

• Genesis 4:1

  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

• Genesis 4:25

  And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

• Genesis 17:16

  And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

• Genesis 17:20

  And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

• Genesis 28:3

  And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

• Genesis 29:32–35

  And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. …

• Genesis 30:2

  And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

• Genesis 30:6

  And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

• Genesis 30:17–20

  And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. …

• Genesis 30:22–24

  And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

• Genesis 33:5

  And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

• Ruth 4:13

  So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.

• Job 1:21

  And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

• Psalms 107:38

  He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

• Psalms 107:41

  Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

• Psalms 113:9

  He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

• Psalms 127:3

  Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

God's care of

• Exodus 22:22–24

  Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

• Deuteronomy 10:18

  He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

• Deuteronomy 14:29

  And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

• Job 29:12

  Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

• Psalms 10:14

  Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

• Psalms 10:18

  To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

• Psalms 27:10

  When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

• Psalms 68:5

  A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

• Psalms 146:9

  The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

• Jeremiah 49:11

  Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

• Hosea 14:3

  Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

• Malachi 3:5

  And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

A blessing

• Genesis 5:29

  And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

• Genesis 30:1

  And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

• Psalms 127:3–5

  Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

• Proverbs 17:6

  Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

• Isaiah 54:1

  Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

• Jeremiah 20:15

  Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

Commandments to

• Exodus 20:12

  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

• Leviticus 19:3

  Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

• Leviticus 19:32

  Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

• Deuteronomy 5:16

  Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

• Psalms 119:9

  BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

• Psalms 148:12

  Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

• Psalms 148:13

  Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

• Proverbs 1:8

  My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

• Proverbs 1:9

  For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

• Proverbs 3:1–3

  My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

• Proverbs 4:1–4

  Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. …

• Proverbs 4:10

  Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

• Proverbs 4:11

  I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

• Proverbs 4:20–22

  My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

• Proverbs 5:1

  My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

• Proverbs 5:2

  That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

• Proverbs 6:20–25

  My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. …

• Proverbs 8:32

  Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

• Proverbs 8:33

  Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

• Proverbs 23:22

  Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

• Proverbs 23:26

  My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

• Proverbs 27:11

  My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

• Ecclesiastes 12:1

  Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

• Lamentations 3:27

  It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

• Matthew 15:4

  For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

• Matthew 19:19

  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Mark 10:19

  Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

• Luke 18:20

  Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

• Ephesians 6:1–3

  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

• Colossians 3:20

  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

• 1 Timothy 4:12

  Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

• 2 Timothy 2:22

  Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

• Titus 2:6

  Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

Counsel of parents to

• 1 Kings 2:1–4

  Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: …

• 1 Chronicles 22:6–13

  Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. …

1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Chronicles 28:10, 1 Chronicles 28:20

Instruction of

Exodus 13:8–10, Exodus 13:14–16, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 6:6–9, Deuteronomy 11:19, Deuteronomy 11:20, Deuteronomy 31:12, Deuteronomy 31:13, Joshua 8:35, Psalms 34:11, Psalms 78:1–8, Proverbs 1:1, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 22:6, Isaiah 28:9, Isaiah 28:10, Joel 1:3, John 21:15, Acts 22:3

False instruction of

Mark 7:9–13

Prayer in behalf of

Genesis 17:18, 2 Samuel 12:16, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 29:19, Job 1:5

Promises and assurances to

Proverbs 3:1–10, Proverbs 8:17, Proverbs 8:32, Proverbs 23:15, Proverbs 23:16, Proverbs 23:24, Proverbs 23:25, Proverbs 29:3, Isaiah 40:11, Isaiah 54:13, Matthew 18:4, Matthew 18:5, Matthew 18:10, Matthew 19:14, Matthew 19:15, Mark 9:37, Mark 10:13–16, Luke 9:48, Luke 18:15, Luke 18:16, Acts 2:39, 1 John 2:12, 1 John 2:13

Of the righteous, blessed of God

Genesis 6:18, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 26:24, Leviticus 26:44, Leviticus 26:45, Deuteronomy 4:37, Deuteronomy 10:15, Deuteronomy 12:28, 1 Kings 11:13, 1 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 8:19, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 102:28, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 103:18, Psalms 112:2, Psalms 112:3, Proverbs 3:33, Proverbs 11:21, Proverbs 12:7, Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 20:7, Isaiah 44:3–5, Isaiah 65:23, Jeremiah 32:39, Acts 2:39, 1 Corinthians 7:14

Correction of

Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13, Proverbs 23:14, Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 29:17, Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21

Punishment of

Exodus 21:15, Exodus 21:17, Leviticus 20:9, Deuteronomy 21:18–21, Deuteronomy 27:16, Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10

Good

Unclassified scriptures relating to

Nehemiah 12:43, Psalms 8:2, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 28:7, Ecclesiastes 4:13, Malachi 1:6, Matthew 21:15, Matthew 21:16

Instances of

Wicked

Genesis 8:21, Exodus 21:15, Exodus 21:17, Numbers 32:14, Deuteronomy 21:18–21, Deuteronomy 27:16, Job 13:26, Job 19:18, Job 20:11, Job 30:1, Job 30:12, Psalms 144:7, Psalms 144:8, Psalms 144:11, Proverbs 7:7, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 17:2, Proverbs 17:21, Proverbs 17:25, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 20:20, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:22, Proverbs 28:7, Proverbs 28:24, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:17, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ecclesiastes 11:10, Isaiah 3:5, Jeremiah 3:25, Jeremiah 7:17, Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 32:30, Ezekiel 22:7, Micah 7:6, Mark 7:10, Mark 13:12, Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2

Worship, attend divine

Joshua 8:35, 2 Chronicles 20:13, 2 Chronicles 31:16, Ezra 8:21, Nehemiah 8:2, Nehemiah 8:3, Nehemiah 12:43, Matthew 21:15, Luke 2:46

Symbolical of the regenerated

Matthew 18:2–6, Mark 9:36, Mark 9:37, Mark 10:15, Luke 9:46–48

Figurative

1 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Corinthians 14:20, 1 Peter 2:2