1,820 verses contain “Children” (in the KJV: 1,737, in the BSB: 404) — showing 1,701–1,800
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And that they be children of the most high and most mighty, living God, who hath ordered the kingdom both unto us and to our progenitors in the most excellent manner.
Their wives are foolish, and their children wicked:
As for the children of adulterers, they shall not come to their perfection, and the seed of an unrighteous bed shall be rooted out.
For children begotten of unlawful beds are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial.
How is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints!
Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children:
For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded.
And also those merciless murderers of children, and devourers of man’s flesh, and the feasts of blood,
That the land, which thou esteemedst above all other, might receive a worthy colony of God’s children.
But by such works hast thou taught thy people that the just man should be merciful, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest repentance for sins.
For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such deliberation, giving them time and place, whereby they might be delivered from their malice:
Then maketh he prayer for his goods, for his wife and children, and is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life.
For whilst they slew their children in sacrifices, or used secret ceremonies, or made revellings of strange rites;
For thy sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children, and serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man’s liking.
That thy children, O Lord, whom thou lovest, might know, that it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth man: but that it is thy word, which preserveth them that put their trust in thee.
And when they had determined to slay the babes of the saints, one child being cast forth, and saved, to reprove them, thou tookest away the multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water.
For the righteous children of good men did sacrifice secretly, and with one consent made a holy law, that the saints should be like partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise.
But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable noise was carried abroad for children that were bewailed.
Hear me your father, O children, and do thereafter, that ye may be safe.
For the Lord hath given the father honour over the children, and hath confirmed the authority of the mother over the sons.
Whoso honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children; and when he maketh his prayer, he shall be heard.
For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; but the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations.
For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father; and a mother in dishonour is a reproach to the children.
Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.
Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.
Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known in his children.
He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches.
Desire not a multitude of unprofitable children, neither delight in ungodly sons.
Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.
If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.
Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.
For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, and brought children by another man.
She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children.
Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit.
I am the mother of fair love, and fear, and knowledge, and holy hope: I therefore, being eternal, am given to all my children which are named of him.
There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy:
And beware of thine own children.
For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.
The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches: but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock.
Children and the building of a city continue a man’s name: but a blameless wife is counted above them both.
The children of sinners are abominable children, and they that are conversant in the dwelling of the ungodly.
The inheritance of sinners’ children shall perish, and their posterity shall have a perpetual reproach.
The children will complain of an ungodly father, because they shall be reproached for his sake.
And of merchants’ indifferent selling; of much correction of children; and to make the side of an evil servant to bleed.
And some there be, which have no memorial; who are perished, as though they had never been; and are become as though they had never been born; and their children after them.
With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance, and their children are within the covenant.
Their seed standeth fast, and their children for their sakes.
And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people;
Before him there were none such, neither did ever any stranger put them on, but only his children and his children’s children perpetually.
That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.
Let their bones flourish out of their place, and let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children.
As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.
Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to rejoice in his name.
As thou spakest by thy servant Moses in the day when thou didst command him to write the law before the children of Israel, saying,
Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way.
Go your way, O my children, go your way: for I am left desolate.
Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies.
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.
Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the remembrance of God.
For they departed from thee on foot, and were led away of their enemies: but God bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory, as children of the kingdom.
The priests also take off their garments, and clothe their wives and children.
So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred.
Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten, beside their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.
Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all.
And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. And then the king was angry,
And took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table.
But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle.
Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her.
That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation:
At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised.
Now therefore come thou first, and fulfil the king’s commandment, like as all the heathen have done, yea, and the men of Juda also, and such as remain at Jerusalem: so shalt thou and thy house be in the number of the king’s friends, and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold, and many rewards.
Both they, and their children, and their wives; and their cattle; because afflictions increased sore upon them.
So they rose up against them in battle on the sabbath, and they slew them, with their wives and children and their cattle, to the number of a thousand people.
And what children soever they found within the coast of Israel uncircumcised, those they circumcised valiantly.
So he made him ready to go up, and there went with him a mighty host of the ungodly to help him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel.
They come against us in much pride and iniquity to destroy us, and our wives and children, and to spoil us:
And the merchants of the country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them.
Now Jerusalem lay void as a wilderness, there was none of her children that went in or out: the sanctuary also was trodden down, and aliens kept the strong hold; the heathen had their habitation in that place; and joy was taken from Jacob, and the pipe with the harp ceased.