Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. . . .

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding. The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him. May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!

to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

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

Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.

Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

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 have a long life on the earth.”

And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.

He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him, I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him: What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows? Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice. . . .

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

I thank my God every time I remember you.

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.

And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.

Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD. You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. . . .

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!” . . .

In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.

And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

We love because He first loved us.

Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!” . . .

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.