Bible Verses about “honoring children”
The Bible contains 38 verses about honoring children across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].”
“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.”
“¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
“And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
“But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”
“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”
“¶ 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.”
“That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.”
“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”
“¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”
“And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;”
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”
“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;”
“With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:”
“And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.”
“¶ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,”
“Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.”
“Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;”
“Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;”
“For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”
“Peace [be] to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
“Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.”
“But that ye also may know my affairs, [and] how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:”
“Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and [that] he might comfort your hearts.”