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Bible Verses About Family

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

8 verses · curated by hand

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More verses about family in Scripture

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

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  1. Psalms 45:16

    “Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.”

  2. Psalms 49:19

    “he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.”

  3. Psalms 68:5

    “A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”

  4. Psalms 72:17

    “His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.”

  5. Psalms 78:3

    “Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.”

  6. Psalms 78:5

    “For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;”

  7. Psalms 78:8

    “and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.”

  8. Psalms 78:12

    “He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.”

  9. Psalms 78:57

    “but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.”

  10. Psalms 79:8

    “Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.”

  11. Psalms 82:3

    ““Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.”

  12. Psalms 89:26

    “He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’”

  13. Psalms 94:6

    “They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.”

  14. Psalms 95:9

    “when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.”

  15. Psalms 103:13

    “Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.”

  16. Psalms 106:6

    “We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.”

  17. Psalms 106:7

    “Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.”

  18. Psalms 109:9

    “Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.”

  19. Psalms 109:12

    “Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.”

  20. Psalms 109:14

    “Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.”

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.