43 Bible Verses about Family Strength

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and honor and strength.

Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure;
And she smiles at the future [knowing that she and her family are prepared].

She equips herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task]
And makes her arms strong.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name [God—the first and ultimate Father].

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,

May the Lord give you [great] increase,
You and your children.

God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

“May peace be within your walls
And prosperity within your palaces.”

In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.

Blessed [prosperous and admired] are you, O land, when your king is a man of noble birth, and your princes and officials feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

For this reason [grasping the greatness of this plan by which Jews and Gentiles are joined together in Christ] I bow my knees [in reverence] before the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!”

My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn;
My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].

Behold, the time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.

Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
But much revenue [because of good crops] comes by the strength of the ox.

But I say that wisdom is better than strength, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

and a man’s enemies will be the members of his [own] household [when one believes and another does not].

Who is the King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.

Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.’

Splendor and majesty are [found] in His presence;
Strength and joy are [found] in His place (sanctuary).

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my great strength,
Who trains my hands for war
And my fingers for battle;

For You have been a shelter and a refuge for me,
A strong tower against the enemy.

He also struck down all the firstborn in their land,
The first fruits and chief substance of all their strength.

Joseph provided and supplied his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to [the needs of] their children.

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and strength,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord—

Therefore, thus says the Lord,

“Behold, I am planning against this family a disaster (exile)
[Like a noose] from which you cannot remove your necks;
Nor will you be able to walk haughtily and erect,
For it will be an evil time [of subjugation to the invaders].

Who creates the mountains by His strength,
Being clothed with power,

Now the slave does not remain in a household forever; the son [of the master] does remain forever.

Splendor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit which is upon you [writing the law of God on the heart], and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your [true, spiritual] children, nor from the mouth of your children’s children,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”

[Then said Jeremiah] “O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold,
And my Refuge in the day of distress and need,
The nations will come to You
From the ends of the earth and say,
‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and illusion,
[Worthless] things in which there is no benefit!’

When the wicked man dies, his expectation will perish;
And the hope of [godless] strong men perishes.

Indeed, may you see your [family perpetuated in your] children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!

Do not trust in a neighbor [because of the moral corruption in the land];
Do not have confidence in a friend.
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your bosom.

May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],

You are the sons (descendants) of the prophets and [heirs] of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed (descendant) all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’

Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, “You are a numerous people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot,

Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.

When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”

“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.