Bible Verses About Family

If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Unless the LORD builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live 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; the glory of children is their parents.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;

by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart;

and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

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

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

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

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.

They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

All your children will be taught by the LORD, and your children’s peace will be great.

He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.