36 Bible Verses about What a Blessing It Is to Have a Baby (KJV)

Here are 36 Bible verses about what a blessing it is to have a baby, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Psalm 127:3 KJV

³Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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Jeremiah 1:5 KJV

⁵Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

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Proverbs 22:6 KJV

⁶Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Psalm 127:3-5 KJV

³Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. ⁴As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. ⁵Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

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Psalm 127:3-4 KJV

³Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. ⁴As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

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James 1:17 KJV

¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

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Ecclesiastes 11:5 KJV

⁵As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

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Psalm 139:13-16 KJV

¹³For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. ¹⁴I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. ¹⁵My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. ¹⁶Thine eyes did see my substance, yet …

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Ephesians 6:4 KJV

⁴And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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John 16:21 KJV

²¹A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

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Luke 1:39-45 KJV

³⁹And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; ⁴⁰And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. ⁴¹And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: ⁴²And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, …

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Matthew 18:10 KJV

¹⁰Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

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Ephesians 2:10 KJV

¹⁰For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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Mark 9:36-37 KJV

³⁶And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, ³⁷Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

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Matthew 19:14 KJV

¹⁴But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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Proverbs 17:6 KJV

⁶Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

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Psalm 139:13 KJV

¹³For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

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Psalm 8:2 KJV

²Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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Galatians 1:15 KJV

¹⁵But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

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Luke 2:40 KJV

⁴⁰And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

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Luke 2:23 KJV

²³(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

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Luke 1:44 KJV

⁴⁴For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

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Luke 1:15 KJV

¹⁵For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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Luke 1:14 KJV

¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

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Isaiah 54:1-17 KJV

¹Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. ²Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; ³For thou shalt break …

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Proverbs 29:17 KJV

¹⁷Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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Proverbs 23:22-24 KJV

²²Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. ²³Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. ²⁴The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

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Proverbs 1:8-9 KJV

⁸My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: ⁹For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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1 Samuel 1:27 KJV

²⁷For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

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Deuteronomy 6:6-9 KJV

⁶And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: ⁷And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. ⁸And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. …

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3 John 1:4 KJV

⁴I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Matthew 18:1-3 KJV

¹At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ²And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, ³And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

¹¹For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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Isaiah 54:13 KJV

¹³And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

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Numbers 6:24-26 KJV

²⁴The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: ²⁵The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: ²⁶The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

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