Bible Verses About Home and Family

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Finally , be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.