What does the Bible say about adulthood?

24 verses about adulthood, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about adulthood

1 Corinthians 13:11 — When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 6 votes
Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 2 votes
Judges 2:10 — And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. 2 votes
1 Samuel 2:26 — And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. 2 votes
Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 2 votes
Proverbs 19:26 — He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 2 votes
Proverbs 20:29 — The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. 2 votes
Proverbs 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 2 votes
Proverbs 23:22 — Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 2 votes
Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 2 votes
Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? 2 votes
Luke 2:40 — And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. 2 votes
Luke 2:52 — And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. 2 votes
Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 6:9 — Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 2 votes
Ephesians 2:8 — For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 2 votes
Ephesians 4:13 — Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 2 votes
Ephesians 4:15 — But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 2 votes
Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 2 votes
1 Timothy 4:12 — Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 2 votes
Titus 2:1 — But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 votes
Hebrews 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 votes
1 Peter 2:2 — As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 2 votes
2 Peter 3:18 — But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 2 votes

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Proverbs (4), Ephesians (4), Luke (2), 1 Corinthians (2), Exodus (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (1), Micah (1), Romans (1), 1 Timothy (1) and 4 more

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