What does the Bible say about daughters?
Bible Topic · WEB
The Bible presents daughters as precious gifts from God, worthy of loving nurture, moral instruction, protection, and equal dignity within the covenant family. Psalm 144:12 pictures daughters flourishing in strength and beauty, while Proverbs 31:30 directs attention beyond outward charm to the fear of the Lord. God receives believers as His sons and daughters through Christ, granting them a secure place in His family (2 Corinthians 6:18). Jesus tenderly calls a suffering woman “daughter” and commends her faith (Mark 5:34). Scripture also recognizes daughters as active servants of God, as Philip’s four daughters prophesied (Acts 21:8-9), and calls families to honor one another under God’s wise order.
Top passages, ranked by readers
Rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY) · Scripture: World English Bible
- Psalms 144:12
Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, Our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
- Ezekiel 16:44
Behold, everyone who uses proverbs shall use [this] proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
- Mark 5:34
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease."
- 2 Corinthians 6:18
I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty."
- Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
- Isaiah 32:9
Rise up, you women who are at ease, [and] hear my voice; you careless daughters, give ear to my speech.
- Ruth 3:10
He said, Blessed are you by Yahweh, my daughter: you have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you didn't follow young men, whether poor or rich.
- Acts 21:8-9
[8] On the next day, we, who were Paul's companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. [9] Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
- Luke 12:53
They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
- 1 Timothy 5:1-2
[1] Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; [2] the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Related topics
Go deeper
Ask Explain Bible AI about daughters and get a fuller answer from a Reformed theological perspective.
Ask what the Bible says about daughters