Bible Verses about “motherhood”
The Bible contains 28 verses about motherhood across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
“doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;”
“bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
“doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;”
“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 you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb.”
“"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
“to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.”
“that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,”
“Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:”
“and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;”
“My son, listen to your father's instruction, and don't forsake your mother's teaching:”
“in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,”
“instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;”
“for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.”
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,”
“that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:”
“and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.”
“But say the things which fit sound doctrine,”
“"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!”
“Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;”
“looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;”
“who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.”
“not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.”
“Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;”
“Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.”
“As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem."”