No matter how big our family is, each member has an important, precious role—each one that requires both giving and receiving support, encouragement, obedience, and love. Sometimes we need a reminder on how to best treat one another, and the Bible is full of wisdom on how to treat one another. At the end of the day, each family member is a gift and a blessing that should be treated as such.
We have compiled a collection of verses that are perfect for encouraging family life. Some talk about obedience, while others focus on selfless love and encouragement. Each one is essential to understanding our mission. As we gather as families this holiday season, consider this 50 Bible verses about family to achieve proper focus.
Here is a list of 50 of the best Bible sayings about family.
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The best Bible verses about family
1. “He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave liberally to those in need and prayed regularly to God.” — Acts 10:2
2. “For I have chosen him, so that he will lead his children and relatives after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing right and just, so that the Lord will do to Abraham what he has promised him.” .” — Genesis 18:19
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3. “Honor thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest live long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” — Exodus 20:12
4. “Sons are the heritage of the Lord, children his reward.” — Psalm 127:3
5. “Wives, submit to your husbands, as befits the Lord.” — Colossians 3:18
6. “Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.” — Colossians 3:19
7. “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.” — Colossians 3:20
8. “Father, do not bite your children, or they will be discouraged.” — Colossians 3:21
9. “He must rule his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.” — 1 Timothy 3:4
10. “He who does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.” — 1 Timothy 5:8
11. “She rises while it is still night; she gives food to her family and rations to her servants.” — Proverbs 31:15
12. “Teach a child the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn away.” — Proverbs 22:6
13. “But if you think it is undesirable to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you want to serve, whether the gods that your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in which you live. But as for me and my family we will serve the Lord.” —Joshua 24:15
14. “These commandments that I give you today are to be in your hearts. Put 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. ” — Deuteronomy 6:6-7
15. “My son, keep the commandments of your father and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.” — Proverbs 6:20
16. “A wise son pleases his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.” — Proverbs 15:20
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Inspirational scriptures about families
17. “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you, and you shall be comforted over Jerusalem.” — Isaiah 66:13
18. “Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly and parents are the pride of their children.” — Proverbs 17:6
19. “A friend loves forever, and a brother is born for adversity.” — Proverbs 17:17
20. “He places the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children.” — Psalm 113:9
21. “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.” — Psalm 133:1
22. “And he has given us this commandment: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” — 1 John 4:21
23. “Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.” — Psalm 27:10
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24. “My son, do not despise the discipline of the Lord and do not resent his rebuke, for the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father a son in whom he delights.” — Proverbs 3:12
25. “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” — Genesis 2:24
26. “But from everlasting to everlasting the love of the Lord is with them that fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children” — Psalm 103:17.
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27. “But Jesus called the children to him and said: Allow the children to come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” — Luke 18:16
28. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” —Matthew 5:9
29. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I with them.” —Matthew 18:20
30. “Bear one another’s burdens, and thus you will fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2
31. “Be perfectly humble and gentle; be patient, bear with one another in love. Try to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bonds of peace.” — Ephesians 4:2-3
32. “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your house, your children will be like olive branches around your table.” — Psalm 128:3
33. “Therefore I kneel before the Father, from whom all his family in heaven and earth take their name.” — Ephesians 3:14
34. “Because you are sons, God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, the spirit that calls ‘Abba, Father.’ So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and since you are a son, God has also made you an heir.” – Galatians 4:6-7
35. “They answered: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” – Acts 16:31
36. “A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is laid up for the righteous.” — Proverbs 13:22
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Inspirational Bible verses about family
37. “I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord of hosts.” — 2 Corinthians 6:18
38. “And God blessed them. And God said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and make it subject to you, and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves. the earth.” — Genesis 1:28
39. “A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands a fool tears down his.” — Proverbs 14:1
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40. “Deacons should each be the husband of one wife, take good care of their children and home.” — 1 Timothy 3:12
41. “Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.” — 1 Timothy 5:1-2
42. “Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.” — Proverbs 23:22
43. “The father of a righteous man has great joy, he who has a wise son delights in him.” — Proverbs 23:24
44. “Blessed be thy father and mother, blessed be she that bore thee!” — Proverbs 23:25
45. “If you, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” — Luke 11:13
46. ”Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.” — Proverbs 22:15
47. “I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am convinced, lives now also in you.” — 2 Timothy 1:5
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48. “And his mother and his brothers came and stood outside they sent to him and called him. And a multitude of people sat around him and said to him: “Your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.” And he answered them: “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And he looked around at those who were sitting around him and said: “Here are my mother and brothers, for whoever does the will of God, he is a brother mine and sister and mother.” — Mark 3:31-35
49. “Dear friends, now we are God’s children, and it is not yet known what we will be. But we know that when he appears, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.” — 1 John 3:2
50. In love he has ordered us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to his good pleasure and will – to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in those he loves.” – Ephesians 1 : 5-6
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