Bible Verses about “children and prayer”
The Bible contains 23 verses about children and prayer across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
“Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
“If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.”
“I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.”
“All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.”
“In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.”
“It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Job did so continually.”
“The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.”
“Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;”
“but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.”
“Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;”
“but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
“I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir," says Yahweh.”
“I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish," says the Lord Yahweh.”
“Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.”
“He said: "Yahweh will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither."”
“Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn't remember the brotherly covenant;”
“but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its palaces."”
“Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;”
“but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah."”
“But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;”
“and their king will go into captivity, he and his princes together," says Yahweh.”