Motherhood

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying:

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

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

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

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

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

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

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold, thy son! — read the full passage →

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old. — read the full passage →

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

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

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying: — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah. — read the full passage →

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

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

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.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. — read the full passage →

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

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

I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, Who would instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken. — read the full passage →

but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

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

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

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; Buta woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

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

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. — read the full passage →

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

We love, because he first loved us.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

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

Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.