1 Kings 3:27

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 49:15 uses a mother's compassion as a metaphor for God's faithfulness — here the true mother's love embodies that unbreakable bond.

Job 39:16 describes the ostrich's harshness to its young — a stark contrast to the true mother's selfless love shown here.