Bible Verses about “bad parents”

“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.”

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

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

“Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.”

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

“Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.”

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:”

“Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”

“as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.”

“who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.”

“Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.”

“Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;”

“You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

“For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”

“as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,”

“For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,”

“or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.”

“Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,”

“Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”

“coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.”

“Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.”

“For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.”

“having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.”

“if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:”

“For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”

“who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.”

“Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.”

“Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed."”

“For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.”

“Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;”

“who did not sin, "neither was deceit found in his mouth."”

“and, "a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.”

“For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,"”

“When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.”

“The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.”

“"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!”

“Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.”

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