See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Treasury of Scripture children Psalm 128:3,4 Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of your house: your children like olive plants round about your table... Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it... Genesis 15:4,5 And, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, This shall not be your heir... Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, You are our sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions... Genesis 30:1,2 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die... Genesis 33:5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with you? And he said... Genesis 41:51,52 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house... Genesis 48:4 And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people... Deuteronomy 28:4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your cows... Joshua 24:3,4 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed... 1 Samuel 1:19,20,27 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah... 1 Samuel 2:20,21 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give you seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD... 1 Chronicles 28:5 And of all my sons... Isaiah 8:18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts...
Context Unless the Lord Builds
1Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. 2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep. 3See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Douay-Rheims Bible
behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.
Darby Bible Translation
Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, and the fruit of the womb a reward.
King James Bible
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah are sons, A reward is the fruit of the womb.
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