Single Mothers

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

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

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.

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

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

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

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

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

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

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.

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

He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

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;

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

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

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

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

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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.

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.

For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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.

So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?

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.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

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

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

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

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

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

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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 →

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 →

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

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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.

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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

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

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

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

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

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

Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?

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 →

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

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

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. — read the full passage →

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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:

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

God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.

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.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

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

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

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

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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

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.

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

Assyria 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.

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

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.

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 →

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

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

Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.