Famous Bible Quotes for Parents

As a "new" parent three times now, I get great comfort and assurance from famous Bible quotes like these. My favorite verse reminds me that no matter how hard it seems to be...

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
~ 2 Peter 1:3

Here is a brief list of some of the most applicable and famous Bible quotes for parents.

I hope the Spirit uses each one to give you peace about the great task (parenting) that you've been called to.

Short Famous Bible Quotes

• Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. ~ Isaiah 41:10

• Behold, children are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them! ~ Psalm 127:3-5

• Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. ~ Proverbs 17:6

• The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him. ~ Proverbs 20:7

• Discipline your son, and he will give you peace, he will bring delight to your soul. ~ Proverbs 29:17

• Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. ~ Ephesians 6:4

• Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. ~ Proverbs 22:6

• Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" -- which is the first commandment with a promise -- that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. ~ Ephesians 6: 1-3

Many Counselors

There is wisdom in many counselors. Especially when it comes to parenting.

• Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death. ~ Proverbs 19:18

• He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things! ~ Romans 8:32

Longer Famous Bible Quotes

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

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

Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Isaiah 43:1b-3

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

Psalm 78:1-7

O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.

I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from of old -- things we have heard and known, things our fathers have told us.

The beauty of the Lord shines
from all the earth.
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We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power and the wonders he has done.

He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.

Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.

Colossians 1:9-10

For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

Hebrews 12:9-10

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 our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.

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The greatest gift we could ever hope to share and the biggest blessing we could ever hope to receive is to have our children walking close to Jesus. If your walk isn't close to Jesus, how can you expect theirs to be?

Store these famous Bible quotes in your heart early...

What does this have to do with infants? Infants grow into teenagers. Solid teaching in these early years will make staying on the right path in the later ones more likely.

The Bible offers Christ-following parents the promise that He will always be with us. Through His Spirit, He will provide us with the patience and wisdom we humble ask for. (Romans 8:32)

By using these passages, and the words of wiser Christians before us, we can draw deep of the well of wisdom that never runs dry.

Dig deeper into God's Word to discover your own famous Bible quotes. Memorize and hold them in your heart as a sanctuary you can run to in the times of physical and emotional exhaustion that parenting brings you to.

many blessings,