20 Bible Verses about Bad Parents

And, ye fathers, stir not up the anger of your children, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Think not that I came to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her motherinlaw; and they of a mans own household will be his foes.read more.
He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that doth not take his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life will lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake will find it.

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

Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Fathers, provoke not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Teacher, which commandment is great in the Law? And he said to him, "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.
There is a second like it: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

For I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her motherinlaw;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. "Honor thy father and mother;" which is the first commandment with a promise; "that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst live long on the earth."read more.
And, ye fathers, stir not up the anger of your children, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

"For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."

"Honor thy father and mother;" which is the first commandment with a promise;

But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to fall away, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be swallowed up in the depth of the sea.

that they may teach the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau even concerning things to come.

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and live.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord;

Let no foul language proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for edification, as the need may be, that it may benefit the hearers;

And He said: "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave 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 evilspeaking, be put away from you, with all malice; and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.