here are 30 Bible verses about children’s innocence:
- Matthew 18:3:
“And he said, ‘Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'”
- Matthew 19:14:
“But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.'”
- Mark 10:14-15:
“But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.'”
- Psalm 127:3:
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
- Matthew 21:16:
“and they said to him, ‘Do you hear what these are saying?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?'”
- Isaiah 11:6:
“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:20:
“Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.”
- Deuteronomy 1:39:
“And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.”
- Matthew 18:4:
“Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
- Luke 18:16:
“But Jesus called them to him, saying, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.'”
- Proverbs 22:6:
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
- Ephesians 6:4:
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
- Psalm 8:2:
“Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.”
- Isaiah 40:11:
“He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.”
- Romans 9:11:
“Though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls—”
- Proverbs 17:6:
“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.”
- 2 Timothy 3:15:
“and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”
- Psalm 139:13-14:
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”
- Isaiah 54:13:
“All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.”
- 2 Samuel 12:23:
“But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”
- Psalm 71:5-6:
“For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.”
- Matthew 21:15-16:
“But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’ they were indignant, and they said to him, ‘Do you hear what these are saying?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?'”
- 2 Kings 2:23-24:
“He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, ‘Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!’ And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.”
- Matthew 18:10:
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.”
- Proverbs 17:25:
“A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.”
- Isaiah 7:16:
“For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.”
- Psalm 139:16:
“Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”
- Matthew 18:6:
“but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.”
- Proverbs 31:28:
“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”
- Psalm 127:3-5:
“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.”
These verses speak to the innocence, value, and importance of children in the eyes of God and the significance of nurturing and protecting them in faith and love.