Bible Verses About Motherhood

Motherhood is a journey filled with joy, challenges, and endless love. The Bible offers wisdom and guidance for mothers through its verses, providing encouragement and inspiration. In this post, we’ll explore some of the most meaningful Bible verses about motherhood, highlighting the strength, patience, and unconditional love that moms bring to their families. Join us as we delve into these scriptures and celebrate the unique and cherished role of mothers.

Bible Verses About Motherhood

Proverbs 31:25-30 – “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come”

Isaiah 66:13 – “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you”

Proverbs 1:8-9 – “Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching”

Psalm 127:3 – “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”

Luke 1:46-48 – “And Mary said: ‘My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior'”

Proverbs 31:28-29 – “Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her”

Ezekiel 16:44 – “Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.'”

John 19:26-27 – “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her”

2 Timothy 1:5 – “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice”

Psalm 139:13 – “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

Proverbs 31:31 – “Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”

Exodus 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

Proverbs 22:6 – “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 – “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children”

Titus 2:4-5 – “Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure”

Isaiah 49:15 – “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?”

Proverbs 31:26 – “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”

Psalm 113:9 – “He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.”

Proverbs 14:1 – “The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.”

1 Peter 3:4 – “Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”

Psalm 78:5-6 – “He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children”

Proverbs 31:10-12 – “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies”

Colossians 3:20 – “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

Genesis 3:20 – “Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.”

Proverbs 23:22-25 – “Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”

1 Samuel 1:27-28 – “I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.”

3 John 1:4 – “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

Proverbs 31:15 – “She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud”

Psalm 103:13 – “As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.”

Proverbs 31:20 – “She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.”

Psalm 115:14-15 – “May the Lord cause you to flourish, both you and your children.”

Proverbs 31:17 – “She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”

Proverbs 19:26-27 – “Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.”

Deuteronomy 4:9 – “Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live.”

Proverbs 31:14-15 – “She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still night”

Psalm 127:4-5 – “Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.”

Proverbs 31:18 – “She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.”

1 Corinthians 16:14 – “Do everything in love.”

Proverbs 6:20-22 – “My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.”

Ephesians 6:1-3 – “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother'”

Proverbs 31:19 – “In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.”

Psalm 144:12 – “Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.”

Proverbs 31:25 – “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”

2 Corinthians 12:9 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'”

Psalm 139:15 – “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.”

Proverbs 31:13 – “She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.”

John 16:21 – “A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.”

These verses reflect the strength, love, wisdom, and faith that define motherhood, offering inspiration and guidance to mothers everywhere.

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