Verses about Parenting
Raising children in the instruction of the Lord. 30 curated verses to bring you clarity and truth.
Leviticus 25:41
Then he will leave you, along with his children, and return to his own family and to the land that belonged to his ancestors.
⚡ This verse describes how a Hebrew servant would be freed to return to his family and ancestral property during the Year of Jubilee.
Read Made Simple1 Chronicles 9:39
Ner was the father of Kish; Kish was the father of Saul; and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
⚡ This verse traces the family line of King Saul, showing his ancestry back to his grandfather Ner and listing his four sons.
Read Made SimpleJohn 8:19
So they asked him, 'Where's your Father?' Jesus replied, 'You don't know me, and you don't know my Father either. If you actually knew me, you'd know my Fath…
⚡ Jesus basically said 'If you really knew me, you'd already have your answer.'
Read Made Simple2 Kings 14:3
He did what was right in the Lord's eyes, but not like his ancestor David had done. Instead, he followed the example of his father Joash in everything he did.
⚡ This verse describes a king who was generally good but didn't reach the spiritual heights of King David, following his father's mixed example instead.
Read Made SimpleJoshua 15:18
When she came to him, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. She got down from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, 'What do you want?'
⚡ This verse shows Achsah, Caleb's daughter, boldly approaching her father to ask for additional land after her marriage.
Read Made SimpleDeuteronomy 31:21
And when many terrible things and troubles happen to them, this song will speak against them as evidence of their wrongdoing. The song won't be forgotten by …
⚡ God is saying He knows His people will turn away from Him even before they enter the Promised Land, and the song He's giving them will serve as a witness against their future disobedience.
Read Made SimpleNumbers 10:23
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, was the leader over the army of the tribe of Manasseh.
⚡ This verse identifies Gamaliel as the military leader appointed over the tribe of Manasseh during Israel's journey through the wilderness.
Read Made Simple2 Chronicles 20:19
The Levites from the families of Kohath and Korah stood up and praised the LORD God of Israel, singing loudly with raised voices.
⚡ The temple musicians and worship leaders responded to God's promise of victory by loudly praising Him with great enthusiasm.
Read Made SimpleLeviticus 16:5
He shall receive from the community of Israel two young goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
⚡ The writer is describing the specific animals that the high priest must take from the Israelite community to perform the sacred offerings on the Day of Atonement.
Read Made SimpleGenesis 19:32
Come, let's get our father drunk with wine, and we'll sleep with him so we can have children to continue our father's family line.
⚡ The daughters of Lot planned to get their father drunk and commit incest because they believed they were the only people left and needed to preserve their family line.
Read Made SimpleLeviticus 7:29
Tell the people of Israel: Anyone who brings a peace offering sacrifice to the LORD must personally bring their offering to the LORD from their peace offerin…
⚡ This verse is saying that when someone makes a peace offering to God, they must personally bring it themselves rather than having someone else do it for them.
Read Made Simple2 Samuel 10:1
After this happened, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.
⚡ This verse introduces a change in leadership among Israel's neighbors - the Ammonite king died and his son took over the throne.
Read Made SimpleGenesis 33:5
And he looked up and saw the women and children, and asked, 'Who are these people with you?' Jacob answered, 'These are the children that God has graciously …
⚡ Jacob humbly introduces his family to Esau, acknowledging that his children are a gift from God.
Read Made Simple1 Chronicles 2:39
And Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah,
⚡ This verse records part of a family lineage, showing how generations were connected from father to son.
Read Made Simple2 Chronicles 25:3
After Amaziah had firmly secured his position as king, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father, the previous king.
⚡ This verse shows King Amaziah taking justice into his own hands by executing those who murdered his father once he felt secure enough on the throne to act.
Read Made SimpleNumbers 2:20
Next to him will be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the people of Manasseh will be Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
⚡ This verse describes the organized arrangement of the tribe of Manasseh and identifies their appointed leader in the Israelite camp.
Read Made SimpleRomans 4:1
So what are we supposed to think about Abraham, our ancestor? What did he actually discover when it came to his human efforts and trying to earn his way?
⚡ Even Abraham had to figure out what actually works when it comes to getting right with God.
Read Made SimpleDeuteronomy 6:3
So listen carefully, Israel, and make sure you obey these commands, so that things will go well for you and you will grow into a great nation, just as the LO…
⚡ God is telling His people that if they listen to and obey His commands, He will bless them and fulfill His promises to make them prosperous in the good land He's giving them.
Read Made Simple1 Chronicles 9:43
Moza was the father of Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah was his son, and Azel was his son.
⚡ This verse records four generations in a family line, showing how God preserves the history of his people through detailed family records.
Read Made SimpleExodus 36:3
The skilled workers received from Moses all the gifts that the Israelites had brought for building the sanctuary. And the people kept bringing more voluntary…
⚡ The writer is showing how generously the Israelites gave toward building God's sanctuary, bringing so many gifts that they had to keep collecting them daily.
Read Made SimpleJoshua 9:26
And so Joshua did this for them, and protected them from the Israelites, so that they would not kill them.
⚡ Joshua protected the Gibeonites from being killed by the other Israelites, keeping his promise to spare their lives.
Read Made SimpleLeviticus 24:2
Tell the people of Israel to bring you pure olive oil that has been pressed from olives for the lamps, so that the lamps will keep burning all the time.
⚡ God is instructing Moses to have the Israelites provide pure olive oil to keep the sacred lamps burning continuously in the tabernacle.
Read Made Simple2 Samuel 10:14
When the Ammonites saw that the Syrians had run away, they also fled from Abishai and retreated into their city. So Joab left the battle against the Ammonite…
⚡ The writer is showing how the Ammonite army lost their courage and retreated when they saw their Syrian allies abandon them in battle.
Read Made Simple1 Kings 11:17
Hadad escaped and fled to Egypt, along with some of his father's Edomite servants. Hadad was still just a young child at the time.
⚡ This verse tells us that Hadad, who was just a little boy, had to flee his homeland with some servants and escape to Egypt for safety.
Read Made Simple2 Samuel 3:2
David had sons while he was in Hebron. His first son was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.
⚡ This verse begins listing David's sons who were born during his time as king in Hebron, starting with his oldest son Amnon.
Read Made SimpleJoshua 10:11
As the enemy armies fled from the Israelites and were going down toward Beth-horon, the LORD threw large hailstones down from the sky on them all the way to …
⚡ God supernaturally helped Israel win their battle by sending deadly hailstones that killed more enemies than the Israelite soldiers did.
Read Made Simple2 Kings 21:20
He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes, just like his father Manasseh had done.
⚡ This verse is saying that King Amon followed the same wicked path as his father, doing things that God considered evil.
Read Made SimpleRuth 3:17
And she said, 'He gave me these six measures of barley, because he told me, "Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed."'
⚡ Ruth is telling Naomi that Boaz was so generous and thoughtful that he made sure she wouldn't return home without a gift to share.
Read Made Simple1 Chronicles 26:6
Shemaiah's son also had sons who became leaders in their family household, because they were strong and brave men.
⚡ This verse is describing how leadership and strength were passed down through generations in a family of temple gatekeepers.
Read Made Simple1 Kings 13:12
Their father asked them, 'Which way did he go?' His sons had seen which direction the man of God from Judah had taken.
⚡ The writer is showing us an old prophet asking his sons about which direction a visiting prophet went after delivering God's message.
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