The bond between a mother and daughter is special, and the Bible celebrates this relationship. These verses speak to the love, guidance, and support that come with this family connection.
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Bible Verses About Mom And Daughter
Proverbs 31:28 – A daughter who loves her mother brings her joy
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” – Proverbs 31:28
Ephesians 6:2 – Children should honor their mother
“‘Honor your father and mother’ – which is the first commandment with a promise” – Ephesians 6:2
Proverbs 6:20 – A mother’s teaching is valuable to her daughter
“My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” – Proverbs 6:20
Proverbs 23:25 – A daughter brings joy and gladness to her mother’s heart
“May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!” – Proverbs 23:25
Titus 2:4 – Older women should teach younger women, like mothers to daughters
“Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children” – Titus 2:4
Deuteronomy 5:16 – Honoring parents is important for a daughter
“‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.”’ – Deuteronomy 5:16
Proverbs 29:15 – A wise daughter listens to her mother’s instruction
“A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.” – Proverbs 29:15
Lamentations 2:12 – Mothers teach their daughters and pass down wisdom
“‘Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see. Is any suffering like my suffering that was inflicted on me, that the LORD brought on me in the day of his fierce anger?” – Lamentations 2:12
Proverbs 1:8 – A daughter should not forsake her mother’s teaching
“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” – Proverbs 1:8
Proverbs 15:20 – A foolish daughter despises her mother
“A foolish child despises a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.” – Proverbs 15:20
Proverbs 23:22 – A daughter should not despise or forsake her mother
“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.” – Proverbs 23:22
John 19:26-27 – Jesus entrusted His mother to His disciple’s care
“When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman,here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” – John 19:26-27
Proverbs 11:29 – A daughter who brings grief breaks her mother’s heart
“Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.” – Proverbs 11:29
Ruth 1:16-17 – Ruth showed loyalty and love to her mother-in-law
“But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.’” – Ruth 1:16-17
1 Timothy 5:4 – Daughters should fulfill their responsibilities toward their widowed mothers
“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.” – 1 Timothy 5:4
Song of Solomon 8:5 – Love between mother and daughter is strong and unbreakable
“Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved?” – Song of Solomon 8:5
Ephesians 6:1 – Daughters should obey their parents in the Lord
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” – Ephesians 6:1
Exodus 20:12 – Honour your father and mother, and you will have a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you
“‘Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” – Exodus 20:12
Psalm 127:3 – Daughters are a heritage from the Lord
“Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.” – Psalm 127:3
Proverbs 17:25 – A foolish daughter brings grief to her mother
“A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.” – Proverbs 17:25
Lamentations 3:51 – A mother’s heart would ache due to the suffering of her daughter
“What I see brings grief to my soul because of all the women of my city.” – Lamentations 3:51
Proverbs 30:11 – A disrespectful daughter despises her mother
“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.” – Proverbs 30:11
1 Timothy 2:9-10 – Daughters should be modest and respectful in their appearance
“I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.” – 1 Timothy 2:9-10
Acts 16:1 – Timothy had a believing mother and grandmother
“Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.” – Acts 16:1
Proverbs 10:1 – A wise daughter brings joy to her mother
“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.” – Proverbs 10:1
Proverbs 20:20 – A daughter who curses her mother has a lamp extinguished in her presence
“If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.” – Proverbs 20:20
Matthew 15:4 – Honouring parents is important, even for daughters
“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’” – Matthew 15:4
Proverbs 4:3 – A daughter should listen to her mother’s instruction
“When I was a boy in my father’s house, still tender, and an only child of my mother, he taught me and said, “Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.”
1 Peter 3:3-4 – A daughter’s beauty should come from within, not outward appearance
“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” – 1 Peter 3:3-4
Proverbs 23:24 – A daughter who brings her father joy is a blessing
“The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise.” – Proverbs 23:24
Psalm 113:9 – God can bless a woman with a daughter
“He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.” – Psalm 113:9
Proverbs 30:17 – A daughter who despises her mother will be eaten by vultures
“The eye that mocks a father and despises a mother’s instructions will be plucked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by vultures.” – Proverbs 30:17
1 Timothy 5:8 – Daughters should care for their families, including their widowed mothers
“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” – 1 Timothy 5:8
Proverbs 31:30 – A daughter who fears the Lord is to be praised
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” – Proverbs 31:30
Ruth 2:11 – Ruth showed kindness and love to her mother-in-law
“Boaz replied, ‘I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before.” – Ruth 2:11
Proverbs 14:1 – A wise daughter builds up her mother’s house
“The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” – Proverbs 14:1
1 Kings 3:26 – A mother’s love for her daughter is shown sacrificially
“The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”” – 1 Kings 3:26
Proverbs 22:6 – Train a child in the way she should go, and she will not depart from it
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” – Proverbs 22:6
Psalm 128:3 – Daughters are a fruitful vine within the house
“Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.” – Psalm 128:3
Colossians 3:20 – Daughters should obey their parents in everything
“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.” – Colossians 3:20
Proverbs 31:26 – A daughter’s mother is her teacher and her mouth speaks wisdom
“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” – Proverbs 31:26
Proverbs 2:1-2 – A daughter should treasure her mother’s words and keep her commandments
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding” – Proverbs 2:1-2
Matthew 19:19 – Honouring parents is one of the commandments Jesus emphasized, including for daughters
“honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Matthew 19:19
Proverbs 31:1 – The sayings of King Lemuel’s mother taught him valuable lessons
“The sayings of King Lemuel’s mother contain this message: ‘O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows!’” – Proverbs 31:1
Ephesians 6:4 – Parents should not provoke their children to anger
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.” – Ephesians 6:4
Psalm 16:6 – Daughters who have a delightful inheritance should be thankful to God
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” – Psalm 16:6
Proverbs 20:7 – Daughters who walk in integrity are blessed
“The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.” – Proverbs 20:7