46 Bible Verses about Mothers
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There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. There is a generation whose teeth are as'swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.read more.
There is a generation whose teeth are as'swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother's children.
Thou art the daughter of thy mother, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him , and asking a certain thing of him.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Thus saith Jehovah, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.
Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts.
For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law:
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),
Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.
From Thematic Bible
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Jesus
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these'sayings in her heart.
These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Rizpah's love for her sons
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before Jehovah, and they fell all'seven together. And they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest. And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured upon them from heaven; and she suffered neither the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Hagar's love for her child
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The canaanitish mother
And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of samuel
Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Elisha
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Joseph
And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » David
And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
Mothers » Devout » Hannah
But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.
Mothers » Devout » Eunice
having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother's unforgettable love
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of solomon's time
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The shunammite mother
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Solomon
Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
Mothers » Devout » Sarah
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of moses
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of jesus
These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Mothers » Devout » Elizabeth
And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;
Mothers » Devout » Mary
Topics on Mothers
Animal Mothers
Exodus 22:30Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
Breasts, Nursing Mothers
1 Samuel 1:23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only Jehovah establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned him.
Devout mothers
Luke 2:25And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Examples Of Mothers' Love
Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.
Mothers And Daughters
Ezekiel 16:44-46Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Mothers And Sons
Luke 12:53They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
Mothers Love For Children
1 Thessalonians 2:7But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
Mothers Love For Her Children
Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Mothers Of Kings
Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.
Mothers, As A Symbol
Deuteronomy 32:11As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young, He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions.
Mothers, Examples Of
Genesis 3:20And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Mothers, Responsibilities Of
Psalm 113:9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.