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What the Bible Says About Mother

Overview

The Bible addresses mother across 34 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Proverbs, Matthew and Mark. Closely related themes include Young Men, Commandments, Parents and Ecclesiasticism. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Elijah, Solomon, Moses and Eunice.

Key Bible verses about mother

Old Testament

Proverbs

Proverbs 1:8

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 6:20

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 19:26

He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

Proverbs 20:20

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. lamp: or, candle

Proverbs 23:22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Proverbs 23:25

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

Proverbs 28:24

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. the valley: or, the brook

New Testament

People in the Bible and mother

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying mother for yourself

  • Begin with Exodus 20:12, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Proverbs, Matthew and Mark each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Elijah, Solomon and Moses and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Young Men, Commandments, Parents and Ecclesiasticism.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about mother?

The Bible addresses mother across 34 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Proverbs, Matthew and Mark. Closely related themes include Young Men, Commandments, Parents and Ecclesiasticism. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Elijah, Solomon, Moses and Eunice.

How many Bible verses are about mother?

The Bible references mother in 34 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention mother?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 20:12: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with mother?

Elijah, Solomon, Moses, Eunice and Lois.

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