33 Bible Verses About Sons Being a Blessing
Sons are a blessing from God, and these 33 Bible verses about sons can help remind us mothers of this during the good and messy moments in raising babies to boys to men.
Let’s be real for a moment, being a mum is the most wonderful calling in life, but I do have to lean heavily on prayer, scripture and my spiritual sisters to get me through those tough moments as a boy mum. Or rather, as a mum… I have a daughter and son, and raising children is a wild, wonderful adventure that I am so grateful to have faith to guide me daily.
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If you’re a stay-at-home homeschooling homemaking mum like me, then you probably understand how blessed you feel to be at home raising your little ones, yet there are tough moments, right? One minute your toddler is giving the sweetest cuddles, the next minute another child is seeking your attention whilst you’re busy cooking dinner, and then the dog is barking constantly at a bird. The busy, the chaos, the mess, the noise, the hugs, the kisses, the love radiating through the home, it can feel overwhelming, phenomenal, stressful, blissful, and exactly where you’re meant to be.
The Bible helps me as a mother. Praying helps me every single day through the good and rough times. Speak to God. Read God’s word. Listen for God. Absorb Bible verses to help you live a blessed life with your son.
Come along and rest in these words mama.
33 Bible Verses About Sons Being a Blessing
Do you feel in need of support through motherhood? One of the simplest ways to get help whilst raising a family is through the Bible. It is a simple tool that can bring such life-changing moments to the day-to-day when we choose to absorb the words of God.
Be sure to have a copy of the Bible. It is good to be able to refer to different verses with a physical copy and not just Google them. Make a note of the ones that capture your spirit in this blog post, then find them in your copy of the Bible and refer to them as and when needed.
What does the Bible say about sons being a blessing?
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. – Ephesians 6:4
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. – Romans 8:14
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. – John 5:19
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. – 3 John 1:4
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honour 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.” – Ephesians 6:1-3
Honour 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. – Deuteronomy 5:16
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What does the Bible say about mothers loving their sons?
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. – John 15:13
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2
Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. – Exodus 20:12
And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. – Titus 2:4-5
What does the Bible say about the bond between mother and child?
See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. – 1 Thessalonians 5:15
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. – Matthew 28:19
Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. – Isaiah 49:15
When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. – John 16:21
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What Psalm is for my son?
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. – Psalm 127:3-5
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. – Psalm 139:13
He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord! – Psalm 113:9
What is the Proverb about a good son?
My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. – Proverbs 23:15
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. – Proverbs 23:24
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. – Proverbs 10:1
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. – Proverbs 6:20
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. – Proverbs 23:22
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother. – Proverbs 15:20
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. – Proverbs 3:11-12
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. – Proverbs 3:1-2
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. – Proverbs 29:3
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. – Proverbs 1:8-9
If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness. – Proverbs 20:20
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. – Proverbs 29:15
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. – Proverbs 31:28
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. – Proverbs 13:24
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Summary of Bible Verses about Sons
Make a choice today to be the best woman and best mother you can be. We all have our good and tough days. Having faith, praying to God and reading scripture are all wonderful ways to feed our spirit and keep connected to ourselves, our children and the almighty God.
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