22 Bible Verses About lad

To ponder the scriptures speaking of the lad is to glimpse the divine economy at work even in the seemingly small beginnings of life. Here, in these sacred pages, we discover not merely mentions of youth, but profound insights into providence, call, and the unfolding of God's plan through lives just starting. Such study illuminates the dignity inherent in each stage of existence and the potential God places within young hearts, urging us to see beyond the temporal to the eternal significance scripture bestows upon every soul, however young.

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And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

Bible Verses About lad

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 21:18KJV

And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Genesis 21:12KJV

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Genesis 22:12KJV

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Genesis 21:20KJV

And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

Genesis 21:19KJV

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Genesis 22:5KJV

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Genesis 21:17KJV

And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

Genesis 43:8KJV

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

Genesis 44:22KJV

It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 44:31KJV

For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

Genesis 44:32KJV

Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

Genesis 44:33KJV

For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

Genesis 44:34KJV

And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.

Judges 16:26KJV

And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

1 Samuel 20:21KJV

And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.

1 Samuel 20:35KJV

And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

1 Samuel 20:36KJV

And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

1 Samuel 20:38KJV

But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

1 Samuel 20:39KJV

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.

1 Samuel 20:40KJV

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

1 Samuel 20:41KJV

Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.

2 Samuel 17:18KJV

The journey begins in the state of the "lad," a time marked by promise, vulnerability, and the critical need for guidance. These scriptural glimpses reveal not merely age, but a state of potential, a soul yet forming its path under the eye of Providence. Whether called to service, obedience, or simply existence within the family of faith, the lot of the youth is weighted with eternal significance. Let these verses serve not merely as records of past lives, but as a summons to see the nascent soul, in oneself and others, as a sacred trust. The shaping of the lad is the quiet work that prepares the man for his ultimate calling, a soul unfolding towards its divine end, guided by the light of the eternal Word.