“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : the fruit of the womb is his reward”
— Psalm 127:3
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s wombI will praise thee; for I am fearfully wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; that my soul knoweth right wellMy substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earthThine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them”
— Psalm 139:13-16
“Thou shalt not kill”
— Exodus 20:13
“If men strive, hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; he shall pay as the judges determineAnd if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for lifeEye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for footBurning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe”
— Exodus 21:22-25
“I call heaven earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life death, blessing cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou thy seed may liveThat thou mayest love the Lord thy God, that thou mayest obey his voice, that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob, to give them”
— Deuteronomy 30:19-20
“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto himA proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent bloodAn heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischiefA false witness that speaketh lies, he that soweth discord among brethren”
— Proverbs 6:16-19
“When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of bloodWash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evilLearn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow”
— Isaiah 1:15-17
“Thus saith the Lord , thy redeemer, he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself”
— Isaiah 44:24
“Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the wombAnd even to your old age I am he; even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, I will bear; even I will carry, will deliver you”
— Isaiah 46:3-4
“Listen, O isles, unto me; hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name”
— Isaiah 49:1
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male female created he them”
— Genesis 1:27
“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man”
— Genesis 9:6
“It came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; Elisabeth was filled with the Holy GhostAnd she spake out with a loud voice, said, Blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy wombAnd whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy”
— Luke 1:41-44
“Thine hands have made me fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy meRemember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; wilt thou bring me into dust again?Hast thou not poured me out as milk, curdled me like cheese?Thou hast clothed me with skin flesh, hast fenced me with bones sinewsThou hast granted me life favour, thy visitation hath preserved my spirit”
— Job 10:8-12
“Did not he that made me in the womb make him? did not one fashion us in the womb?”
— Job 31:15
“As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all”
— Ecclesiastes 11:5
“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven”
— Matthew 18:10
“Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgmentBut I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire”
— Matthew 5:21-22
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, called me by his grace”
— Galatians 1:15
“Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, their women with child shall be ripped up”
— Hosea 13:16
“Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border”
— Amos 1:13
“When he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, become bitter, her belly shall swell, her thigh shall rot: the woman shall be a curse among her peopleAnd if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, shall conceive seed”
— Numbers 5:27-28
“Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with thy God?”
— Micah 6:7-8
“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
— Romans 13:9