20 Bible Verses about Bad Parents
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And you fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up in the nature and admonition of the Lord.
"Do not suppose that I am come to bring peace on the earth; I am come not to bring peace, but a sword. "For I came to set "a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; "and a man's own household will be his enemies.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 after me is not worthy of me. "He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise attached), that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
Fathers, do not harass your children, lest you make them spiritless.
"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. "This is the great and first commandment.read more.
"The second, which is like it, is this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. "On those two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets."
"For I came to set "a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, 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 (this is the first commandment with a promise attached), that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.read more.
And you fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up in the nature and admonition of the Lord.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise attached),
"But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.
"My little daughter," he said, "is dying. I beseech you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may recover and live."
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if virtue is anything, if honor is anything, be always thinking about these.
Wives likewise to their husbands as to the Lord,
From your lips let no evil words come forth, but such as occasion warrants, such as are good for upbuilding and give a blessing to the hearers.
"For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall be one flesh?
Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right.
Banish from among you all bitterness and passion and anger and clamor and slander, as well as all malice; and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you.
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