Bible Verses About Family

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

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

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.