Bible Verses About Mothers
Scripture honouring mothers — their strength, their teaching, and the God who comforts like one.
The Bible honours mothers from its first pages to its last — their labour, their wisdom, their fierce and tender love. These verses are for mothers, and for thanking God for them.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Strength and honour are her clothing; she laughs at days to come.
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Her children arise up, and call her blessed.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you — God's own simile.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The long reach of early training.
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Mary's song — the mother's heart magnifying the Lord.
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Faith handed down: grandmother Lois, mother Eunice, son Timothy.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Forsake not the law of thy mother — her teaching is treasure.
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
Hannah's prayer and Hannah's gift: for this child I prayed.
If you are a mother: your unseen labour is seen by God, and it is shaping eternity. If you have one to thank — say it soon, and out loud.
