Bible verses about Family
Verses about family life, its duties and the peace God gives to a household.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Genesis 2:24Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
Deuteronomy 6:6And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:7But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
Joshua 24:15Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Psalms 127:3A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
Psalms 128:1Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
Psalms 128:3Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Matthew 12:50A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Psalms 133:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 6:1“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
Ephesians 6:2“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
Ephesians 6:3Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Colossians 3:18Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Colossians 3:19Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Colossians 3:20Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Colossians 3:21If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 5:8In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,
Titus 2:4For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Hebrews 2:11Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
1 Peter 3:8