Topic

Mothers And Sons

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Exodus 20:12

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

Proverbs 1:8–9

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

Proverbs 22:6

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

Proverbs 10:1

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

Ephesians 6:1–3

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

Proverbs 15:20

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

2 Timothy 1:5

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.

John 19:26–27

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 →

Leviticus 19:3

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

Proverbs 20:20

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

Deuteronomy 5:16

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.

Ephesians 6:4

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

Psalms 127:3

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

Proverbs 29:15

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

Proverbs 31:28

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

John 19:25–27

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 →

Psalms 139:13

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

Isaiah 49:15

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.

Isaiah 66:13

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

Proverbs 23:22–25

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

Proverbs 30:17

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.

Luke 2:51

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.

Proverbs 31:10–12

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

Matthew 15:4–6

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 →

Genesis 2:24

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

Proverbs 31:1–31

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

Proverbs 1:8

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

Deuteronomy 6:6–7

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

Deuteronomy 4:9–10

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 →

Psalms 127:3–5

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

Psalms 113:9

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

John 16:21

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.

Luke 1:46–48

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

Proverbs 23:25

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

Proverbs 13:24

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

1 Peter 4:8

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

Luke 1:43

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

Proverbs 23:22

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

Proverbs 23:13–14

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

Titus 2:4–5

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

Proverbs 31:25–31

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

Proverbs 22:15

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

Hebrews 12:5–11

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

Ephesians 6:2

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

Proverbs 19:18

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

Proverbs 6:20

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

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

Romans 8:28

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

John 3:16

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.

Luke 1:5–6

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 →

Exodus 21:15

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

Titus 2:3–5

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 →

Genesis 21:1–3

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

Matthew 15:4

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

Proverbs 19:26–27

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 →

Proverbs 18:22

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

Proverbs 11:16

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

Proverbs 6:20–21

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

Luke 1:38

And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Matthew 19:19

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

Proverbs 30:11

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

Proverbs 29:17

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Proverbs 6:20–22

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

1 Chronicles 16:11

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Genesis 3:20

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

John 2:3–4

And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. — read the full passage →

Luke 2:22–24

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord — read the full passage →

Mark 10:29–30

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 →

Mark 10:19

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.

Ephesians 6:1–4

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

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Proverbs 29:3

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

Genesis 3:15

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Ezekiel 16:44

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

1 John 4:8

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

1 John 1:9

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

Titus 2:4

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

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Luke 18:20

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

Matthew 12:46–50

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

Matthew 10:35

For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law:

2 Timothy 1:7

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

Mark 3:31–35

And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 23:15–16

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine: — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 21:18–21

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

John 3:16–17

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 →

John 19:25

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.

Luke 14:26

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Matthew 10:37

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.

Proverbs 28:24

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

Proverbs 23:1–35

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; — read the full passage →

Revelation 19:16

And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Titus 2:13

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Colossians 3:18

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

Leviticus 20:9

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.

2 Timothy 3:15

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Luke 1:1–80

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.