Bible Verses about “birth control”
The Bible contains 16 verses about birth control across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”
“God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."”
“As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.”
“Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. A Song of Ascents.”
“For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;”
“Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
“The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,”
“forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”
“But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.”
“in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,”
“and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.”
“knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,”
“Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.”
“The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.”
“For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'”
“Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother."”