50 Best Bible Verses About Family

Inspiring scriptures about family that are rooted in love and faithfulness.

No matter what the size of our family, each member has an important, valuable role—each one that requires both giving and receiving support, encouragement, obedience and love. Sometimes we need reminders of how to interact with each other in the best way, and the Bible is full of wisdom on how we are to treat each other. After all, each family member is a gift and a blessing that should be treated as such.

We've gathered a collection of verses that are perfect for inspiring family living. Some speak about obedience while others are focused on selfless love and encouragement. Each one is necessary for understanding our roles. As we gather together as families this holiday season, reflect on these 50 Bible verses about family to gain the right focus.

Here is a list of 50 of the best words from the Bible on family.

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Best Bible Verses About Family

1. "He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly." — Acts 10:2

2. "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.” — Genesis 18:19

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3. “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you." — Exodus 20:12

4. "Sons are a heritage for the Lord; children a reward from him." — Psalm 127:3

5. "Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in 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. "Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged." — Colossians 3:21

9. "He must manage 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. "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 Timothy 5:8

11. "She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants." — Proverbs 31:15

12. "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." — Proverbs 22:6

13. "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.” — Joshua 24:15

14. "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 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." — Deuteronomy 6:6-7

15. "My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching." — Proverbs 6:20

16. "A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother." — Proverbs 15:20

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Encouraging Scriptures on Families

17. "As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem." — Isaiah 66:13

18. "Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children." — Proverbs 17:6

19. "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." — Proverbs 17:17

20. "He settles 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 command: 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

24. "My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in." — Proverbs 3:12

25. "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and they will become one flesh." — Genesis 2:24

26. "But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who 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, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." — Luke 18:16

28. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." — Matthew 5:9

29. "For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." — Matthew 18:20

30. "Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." — Galatians 6:2

31. "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." — Ephesians 4:2-3

32. "Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table." — Psalm 128:3

33. "For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name." — Ephesians 3:14

34. "Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out 'Abba, Father.' So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir." — Galatians 4:6-7

35. "They replied, '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 children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous." — Proverbs 13:22

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Inspiring Bible Verses on Family

37. "I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." — 2 Corinthians 6:18

38. "And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” — Genesis 1:28

39. "The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down." — Proverbs 14:1

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40. "Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well." — 1 Timothy 3:12

41. "Do not rebuke an older man but encourage 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. "May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!" — Proverbs 23:25

45. "If you then, 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. "Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far 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 persuaded, now lives in you also." — 2 Timothy 1:5

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48. "And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, 'Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.” And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?' And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.” — Mark 3:31-35

49. "Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is." — 1 John 3:2

50. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will — to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." — Ephesians 1:5-6

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