Bible Verses about “leading children astray”
The Bible contains 50 verses about leading children astray across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”
“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”
“Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.”
“But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”
“¶ ‹Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.›”
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.”
“But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”
“¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
“Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”
“But Jesus said, ‹Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.›”
“As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
“‹But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and› [that] ‹he were drowned in the depth of the sea.›”
“¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”
“Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”
“‹Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?›”
“‹Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.›”
“‹Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.›”
“‹A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither› [can] ‹a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.›”
“‹Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.›”
“¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”
“And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
“¶ Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.”
“For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
“Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”
“¶ Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,”
“Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”
“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;”
“¶ To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,”
“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.”
“Thy sons and thy daughters [shall be] given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail [with longing] for them all the day long: and [there shall be] no might in thine hand.”
“And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”
“Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.”
“For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.”
“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”
“If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.”
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”
“Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.”
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”
“Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.”
“For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.”