Mothers

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 →

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.

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 →

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 →

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

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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

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

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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.

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.

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

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

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. — read the full passage →

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

Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake, — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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

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

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: — read the full passage →

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

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;

And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

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

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