Bible Verses about “children being a blessing”
The Bible contains 23 verses about children being a blessing across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.”
“You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
“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.”
“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”
“For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb.”
“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.”
“My frame wasn't hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.”
“Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.”
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.”
“Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.”
“See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.”
“and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.”
“Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.'”
“'Yahweh bless you, and keep you.”
“Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.”
“But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, "Allow the little children to come to me! Don't forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
“Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,”
“In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"”
“A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.”
“All your children shall be taught of Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children.”
“I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.”