The Bible, speak the role of mothers. From their sacrificial love to their nurturing care, mothers hold a special place in the hearts of believers.
Bible verses that beautifully portray the significance of mothers in the context of faith and spirituality.
List of Bible Verses about Mothers:
- Proverbs 31:26-27 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”
- Exodus 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”
- Proverbs 23:22 – “Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”
- Isaiah 66:13 – “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
- Proverbs 6:20 – “My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.”
- Ephesians 6:2 – “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
- Psalm 127:3 – “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
- Proverbs 29:15 – “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.”
- Titus 2:4 – “And so train the young women to love their husbands and children.”
- Proverbs 31:28 – “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”
- 1 Timothy 5:14 – “So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.”
- Luke 1:46-48 – “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.'”
- Deuteronomy 5:16 – “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, 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.”
- Proverbs 15:20 – “A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.”
- Proverbs 20:20 – “If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.”
- Colossians 3:20 – “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”
- Proverbs 30:17 – “The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.”
- 2 Timothy 1:5 – “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.”
- Exodus 21:17 – “Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.”
- Leviticus 19:3 – “Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.”
- 1 Kings 3:24-27 – “And the king said, ‘Bring me a sword.’ So a sword was brought before the king. And the king said, ‘Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.’ Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, ‘Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death.’ But the other said, ‘He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him.’ Then the king answered and said, ‘Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him to death; she is his mother.'”
- Ephesians 6:1-3 – “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’ (this is the first commandment with a promise), ‘that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.'”
- Psalm 139:13-14 – “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”
- Matthew 15:4 – “For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.'”
- 1 Samuel 1:27-28 – “For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
- Galatians 4:26 – “But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.”
- Proverbs 23:24 – “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.”
- Psalm 139:13 – “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.”
- 1 Peter 3:1-6 – “Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, …”
- Matthew 19:19 – “Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
These verses from the Bible celebrate the love, care, and significance of mothers in the lives of believers and serve as a reminder of the importance of honoring and cherishing them.