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Bible Verses About Family

Bible verses on family — parents, children, household faith, blessings.

8 verses · curated by hand

Joshua 24:15

"If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”"

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Ruth 1:16

"Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God."

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Proverbs 17:17

"A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity."

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Proverbs 22:6

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

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Exodus 20:12

"“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you."

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Psalms 127:3

"Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward."

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Psalms 127:1

"A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain."

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Ephesians 6:1

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."

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From the wider Bible

More verses about family in Scripture

1,669 passages mentioning “father” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 4:11

    “Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.”

  2. 1 Chronicles 4:12

    “Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.”

  3. 1 Chronicles 4:14

    “Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.”

  4. 1 Chronicles 4:17

    “The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.”

  5. 1 Chronicles 4:18

    “His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.”

  6. 1 Chronicles 4:19

    “The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.”

  7. 1 Chronicles 4:21

    “The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;”

  8. 1 Chronicles 4:38

    “these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.”

  9. 1 Chronicles 5:1

    “The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be listed according to the birthright.”

  10. 1 Chronicles 5:13

    “Their brothers of their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.”

  11. 1 Chronicles 5:15

    “Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers’ houses.”

  12. 1 Chronicles 5:24

    “These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: even Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers’ houses.”

  13. 1 Chronicles 5:25

    “They trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the prostitute after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.”

  14. 1 Chronicles 6:4

    “Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,”

  15. 1 Chronicles 6:5

    “Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.”

  16. 1 Chronicles 6:6

    “Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.”

  17. 1 Chronicles 6:7

    “Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.”

  18. 1 Chronicles 6:8

    “Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.”

  19. 1 Chronicles 6:9

    “Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.”

  20. 1 Chronicles 6:10

    “Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.”

Frequently asked

Questions about family in the Bible

What does the Bible say about family?
Ephesians 5-6 lays out family relationships — spouses, parents, children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 calls parents to talk about God's commands "when you sit at home, when you walk, when you lie down, when you get up." Family is the first place faith is taught.
Which Bible verse is best for family?
Joshua 24:15 ("As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord"), Proverbs 22:6, and Psalm 127:1 are the three most-shared verses on household faith.
What does the Bible say about parents?
Proverbs 22:6 commands training a child in the right way. Ephesians 6:4 calls fathers not to provoke their children. Exodus 20:12 — the fifth commandment — calls children to honour their father and mother.