The love of grandparents is a precious gift that spans generations, offering wisdom, support, and unconditional love. While not explicitly mentioned, the principles of familial love and honor are woven throughout the Bible. Let’s reflect on these verses that celebrate the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren.
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Bible Verses About Grandparents Love
Proverbs 17:6 – The Role of Grandparents
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”
Deuteronomy 4:9 – Passing Down Wisdom
“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”
Proverbs 13:22 – Legacy of the Righteous
“A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.”
Psalm 103:17-18 – God’s Love for Generations
“But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.”
Proverbs 22:6 – Teaching the Way
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”
Titus 2:1-5 – Older Women’s Influence
“You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.”
Psalm 78:4-7 – Sharing God’s Works
“We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.”
Proverbs 1:8-9 – Listen to Your Father and Mother
“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.”
1 Timothy 5:4 – Honoring Widows
“But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.”
Proverbs 23:24-25 – Rejoice in Your Father and Mother
“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!”
Ruth 4:16-17 – The Blessing of Family
“Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son!’ And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
2 Timothy 1:5 – Faith Passed Down
“I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.”
Proverbs 20:7 – Righteous Grandchildren
“The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.”
Exodus 20:12 – Honoring Father and Mother
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”
Psalm 128:6 – Peace Upon Israel
“May you live to see your children’s children—peace be on Israel.”
Proverbs 14:26 – Refuge for Grandchildren
“Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children, it will be a refuge.”
Psalm 78:1-4 – Passing Down God’s Teachings
“My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.”
Proverbs 17:17 – True Friendships
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
Ephesians 4:32 – Kindness and Compassion
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Psalm 127:3-5 – Blessing of Children
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.”
Colossians 3:20 – Obeying Parents
“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”
Proverbs 31:28-31 – A Woman of God
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.’ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”
Matthew 19:19 – Love Your Neighbor
“Honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
Proverbs 31:26 – Mother’s Wisdom
“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”
Exodus 21:17 – Consequences of Cursing Parents
“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.”
Proverbs 23:22 – Do Not Despise Discipline
“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”
Ephesians 6:4 – Fathers, Do Not Provoke Your Children
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
Proverbs 30:17 – Disrespecting Parents
“The eye that mocks a father, and scorns to obey a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.”
Exodus 21:15 – Striking Parents
“Anyone who attacks their father or mother is to be put to death.”
Leviticus 19:3 – Respect for Parents
“‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.’
Proverbs 30:11 – Disgracing Parents
“Some curse their father and do not bless their mother.”
Proverbs 30:17 – Cursing Parents
“The eye that mocks a father, and scorns obedience to a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.”
Matthew 15:4 – Honor Father and Mother
“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’”
Proverbs 19:26 – Disgracing Father or Mother
“Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.”
Exodus 21:17 – Cursing Father or Mother
“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.”
Proverbs 20:20 – Striking Parents
“If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.”
Leviticus 19:32 – Respect for the Elderly
“Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.”
Proverbs 30:17 – Mocking Parents
“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.”
Proverbs 16:31 – Gray Hair is a Crown
“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.”
Psalm 71:9 – Sustained by God Even in Old Age
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.”