Bible Verses about “family relationships”
The Bible contains 31 verses about family relationships across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
“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.”
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
“doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;”
“bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
“doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;”
“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.”
“Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”
“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.”
“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.”
“As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.”
“Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. A Song of Ascents.”
“"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
“"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."”
“Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.”
“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.”
“Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;”
“Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.”
“but his delight is in Yahweh's law. On his law he meditates day and night.”
“And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
“He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.”
“The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.”
“Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.”
“For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.”
“This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.”
“If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day 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 Yahweh."”
“However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.”