20 Bible Verses about Bad Parents

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man 'against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be those of his own household.'read more.
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth."

Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they will become discouraged.

"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the great and first commandment.read more.
And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

For I have come to set a man 'against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth."read more.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

"Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise),

"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

so they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.

and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be healed, and live."

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building others up according to the need of the moment, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?

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

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.