3 Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.

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.

13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.

9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.

11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

24 Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

1 A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,

12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. [2]

4 Then he taught me, and he said to me, "Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.

15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.23 Buy the truth and do not sell it — wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.

11 Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

6 Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

6 Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

5 A fool spurns a parent's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

7 A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

32 "Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.2 "Honor your father and mother" —which is the first commandment with a promise —3 "so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." [1]

4 Fathers, "do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

4 Fathers, "do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

1 Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children

20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

21 Fathers, "do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

40 Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all time.

28 Be careful to obey all these regulations I am giving you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

46 he said to them, "Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.47 They are not just idle words for you —they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."

14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.3 And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

3 And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

10 "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,37 "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."

52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."

12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God —

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. "And by him we cry, "Father."

16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.

19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, "we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

12 I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

21 Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full "respect.

8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son." [1]7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?8 If you are not disciplined —and everyone undergoes discipline —then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved —you and your household."

22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

13 All your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace.

13 All your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace.

19 The living, the living —they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness.

15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.

14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes."

1 The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

4 We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children,6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.7 Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.