Bible Verses About Family
Explore important Bible verses about family. Discover scripture on family relationships, parenting, honoring parents, and building a godly home.
Genesis 2:24
"That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."
Genesis 18:19
"For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."
Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you."
Leviticus 19:3
"Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God."
Deuteronomy 6:7
"Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."
Joshua 24:15
"But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."
Psalm 103:13
"As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;"
Psalm 127:3
"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him."
Psalm 128:3
"Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table."
Proverbs 1:8
"Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching."
Proverbs 17:6
"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."
Proverbs 22:6
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
Proverbs 23:22
"Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old."
Proverbs 31:27
"She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness."
Proverbs 31:28
"Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:"
Matthew 19:6
"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
Mark 10:14
"When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.""
Acts 16:31
"They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.""
Ephesians 5:25
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her"
Ephesians 5:33
"However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."
Ephesians 6:1
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."
Ephesians 6:4
"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."
Colossians 3:20
"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord."
Colossians 3:21
"Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged."
1 Timothy 5:8
"Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."
1 Peter 3:7
"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."