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Bible verses for Mother's Day
Scripture to honor the mothers in your life, with a short thought under each verse. Copy one into a card, or turn it into an image to share.
Verses to honor your mother
Words of blessing and honor.
“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.”
Her children rise up and call her blessed.
“Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.”
Strength and honour are her clothing.
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”
A woman who fears the Lord shall be praised.
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
Honoring father and mother comes with a promise.
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”
A mother's teaching is worth holding on to.
A mother's love and faith
Mothers who passed faith on.
“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.”
Timothy's faith first lived in his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice.
“As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
God compares His comfort to a mother comforting her child.
“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”
She speaks with wisdom, and kindness is on her tongue.
“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”
Mary's song of praise: my soul doth magnify the Lord.
For new and expecting moms
Encouragement for early motherhood.
“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”
Children are a heritage from the Lord.
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”
He gently leads those that are with young.
“For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:”
Hannah: for this child I prayed.
When Mother's Day is hard
For those grieving a mother, longing to be one, or carrying loss.
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
A day is coming with no more tears.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse for a Mother's Day card?
Proverbs 31:28 ('Her children arise up, and call her blessed') is the most popular. Proverbs 31:25 and 2 Timothy 1:5 also work well.
What does the Bible say about mothers?
It calls children to honor their mothers (Exodus 20:12), praises a wise and godly mother (Proverbs 31) and even uses a mother's comfort to describe God's comfort (Isaiah 66:13).
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