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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. 2 John 1:3

    “Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.”

  2. 2 John 1:4

    “I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.”

  3. 2 John 1:9

    “Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.”

  4. Jude 1:1

    “Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:”

  5. Revelation 1:6

    “and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

  6. Revelation 2:27

    “He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots; as I also have received of my Father:”

  7. Revelation 3:5

    “He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.”

  8. Revelation 3:21

    “He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.”

  9. Revelation 14:1

    “I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.”

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.