100 Bible Verses About Mentoring

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

Genesis 23:5KJV

Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

Genesis 43:13KJV

And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

Genesis 31:3KJV

And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

Genesis 24:12KJV

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

Genesis 45:10KJV

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Genesis 18:23KJV

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

Exodus 2:6KJV

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Genesis 37:13KJV

And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

Genesis 24:40KJV

And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

Genesis 24:19KJV

And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.

Genesis 32:19KJV

And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

Exodus 4:2KJV

Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

Genesis 41:40KJV

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Genesis 28:4KJV

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Genesis 49:26KJV

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

Genesis 24:60KJV

And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

Genesis 24:42KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 7:28KJV

And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.

Genesis 30:24KJV

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

Genesis 30:31KJV

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

Genesis 48:13KJV

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Genesis 24:61KJV

And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

Genesis 30:6KJV

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

Genesis 21:20KJV

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

Genesis 37:21KJV

And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Exodus 4:10KJV

Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

Genesis 45:15KJV

Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

Genesis 24:41KJV

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

Genesis 24:37KJV

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Exodus 5:20KJV

And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.

Genesis 24:34KJV

And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.

Genesis 18:29KJV

And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

Genesis 31:43KJV

And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

Genesis 48:15KJV

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

Genesis 24:39KJV

And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Genesis 19:31KJV

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 thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Genesis 32:12KJV

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

Genesis 28:3KJV

And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

Genesis 32:16KJV

And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

Genesis 47:12KJV

And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan–aram, and blessed him.

Genesis 35:9KJV

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:41KJV

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 they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

Genesis 24:59KJV

And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Genesis 24:3KJV

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Genesis 24:2KJV

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 he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

Genesis 44:6KJV

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

Genesis 22:6KJV

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

Genesis 18:22KJV

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

Genesis 27:8KJV

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

Genesis 23:14KJV

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

Genesis 33:14KJV

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Genesis 18:18KJV

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

Exodus 4:16KJV

Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.

Genesis 24:51KJV

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Genesis 21:13KJV

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Genesis 48:16KJV

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

Genesis 42:31KJV

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 22:18KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

Exodus 24:12KJV

And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

Genesis 25:5KJV

Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Genesis 20:7KJV

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Genesis 22:8KJV

And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

Genesis 19:7KJV

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

Genesis 49:16KJV

And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

Genesis 31:6KJV

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Genesis 19:21KJV

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Genesis 44:21KJV

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

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

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Job 4:3KJV

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 Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Genesis 41:16KJV

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

Genesis 41:39KJV

Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

Genesis 49:21KJV

And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

Genesis 27:10KJV

And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:

Genesis 34:14KJV

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Exodus 3:11KJV

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Genesis 22:3KJV

The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Genesis 24:7KJV

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

Exodus 1:20KJV

And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

Genesis 24:6KJV

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

Genesis 26:4KJV

And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Exodus 2:10KJV

And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

Genesis 18:30KJV

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

Judges 18:19KJV

And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

Genesis 24:36KJV

And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Genesis 18:26KJV

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:33KJV

And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

Genesis 24:33KJV

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Genesis 44:18KJV

And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

Genesis 30:29KJV

And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.

Genesis 18:31KJV

And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

Genesis 22:7KJV

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

Genesis 21:18KJV

And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

Genesis 18:13KJV

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Genesis 22:17KJV

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

Genesis 18:32KJV
This assembly of sacred texts illuminates the profound calling to guide and be guided within the community of faith. It reveals mentoring not merely as the conveyance of practical instruction, but as a vital act of charity, a labor of love essential for the flourishing of wisdom and truth in individual souls and the collective body. The Scriptures impress upon us the solemn duty to impart the lessons of life, faith, and discernment to those following, just as we, in turn, must cultivate a posture of humble reception toward the counsel of the wise. Let us therefore contemplate these passages, perceiving in them not just rules for interaction, but a divine blueprint for spiritual formation and mutual uplift, indispensable for our journey toward God and the faithful transmission of the deposit of truth from generation to generation. Let this reflection stir us to embrace this noble task, seeking wisdom to give and grace to receive.