30 Inspiring Bible Verses for Young People

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near, of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them.”

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD!

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

I write to you, dear children, because you have known the Father. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes.

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Young men and maidens together, old men and children! Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.

But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.”

Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.

The youth is the hope of our future.

Young people are the backbone of our society.

It's our choices, far more than our abilities, that show what we truly are.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.