In the biblical view, children are a precious gift from God, bringing joy and fulfillment to families. According to Psalms 127:3-5, they are a heritage and a reward, and parents are entrusted with the responsibility of training them in the ways of the Lord, as Proverbs 22:6 advises. The book of Genesis establishes the importance of children in God's plan, with the command to be fruitful and multiply given to humanity in Genesis 1:28. Ephesians 6:4 reminds fathers of their duty to bring up their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord, nurturing their spiritual growth and development.
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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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.
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.