Loving Your Children

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. — read the full passage →

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

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

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →

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

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

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

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, — read the full passage →

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

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

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

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.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

We love him, because he first loved us.