Scripture teaches that causing harm to children is a serious offense, with Jesus warning that it would be better for someone to have a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. In Matthew 18:6 and Mark 9:42, Jesus emphasizes the severity of this sin, while Luke 17:2 also conveys the gravity of the matter. The Psalms, such as Psalms 127:3-5, portray children as a blessing from God, and Ephesians 6:4 instructs fathers to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, highlighting the importance of protecting and guiding them. The Bible's strong stance against hurting children reflects God's love and care for the vulnerable.
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But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.