25+ Bible Verses for Kids - Scriptures for Children to Know!

Bible Verses for Kids

Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 03/06/2024
Bible Verses for Kids

Bible Verses for Kids - Best Scriptures for Children

The Bible can teach people of all ages about the truth of God, including kids! God's Word encourages us to raise children as they should; when they are old, they will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6.

As parents, grandparents, and mentors, we must help our children learn and understand the promises of God. If we lead as examples of Jesus Christ and speak Scriptures of promise but also of warnings to our children, they will know the way to choose. Even when we fail to see God working in our children's lives, we can have faith that his Word will not return void! Read these scriptures for kids with your family and be inspired by the Word of God.

Top 10 Bible Verses for Kids

Proverbs 1:8 - Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching

Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding

Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

1 John 3:23 - And this is His command: to believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as He commanded us.

Proverbs 30:5 - Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Psalm 118:24 - This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 150:6 - Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

1 Corinthians 10:31 - So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Browse our collection of Bible verses for kids below to help your children learn the principles and values in life that God wants them to follow to receive His blessings! May these scriptures encourage your children to better understand themselves and the love of God. You can also Download your copy of these beautiful verses HERE! Print these and keep them handy to help your child memorize scripture and grow in their understanding of God's love for them.

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Genesis 1:1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Trust God
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
You Are Loved
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
9 the king of Jericho: one; the king of Ai(near Bethel): one;
52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
19 We love because he first loved us.
12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
I'm so thankful for my parents!
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Philippians 4:13 - I Can Do All Things
13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
11 Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?
Give Thanks
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 119:11
11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
8 Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Your Daily Verse - 1 Corinthians 16:13
13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
14 Do everything in love.
Proverbs 3:5
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Is God's fruit showing through you? - Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Love the Lord
37 Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.