20 Bible Verses about Bad Parents

And, fathers, provoke not your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

Think not that I have come to send peace on the earth. I have not come to send peace, but a sword. I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a bride against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies shall be those of his own house.read more.
He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honor your father and your mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, that it may be well with you, and you shall live long in the land.

Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, reprove him; and if he changes his mind, forgive him;

Fathers, be not fault-finding with your children, that they be not discouraged.

Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law? And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and 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.

I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a bride against her mother-in-law;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honor your father and your mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, that it may be well with you, and you shall live long in the land.read more.
And, fathers, provoke not your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

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

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

but whoever offends one of these little ones that believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone should be hung to his neck, and that he should be plunged into the depths of the sea.

that they may instruct the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,

By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in respect to things to come.

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death; come and lay hands on her, that she may be restored, and she shall live.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are reputable, if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, consider these things;

Let wives [be subject] to their husbands as to the Lord,

Let no evil word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for useful edification, that it may afford benefit to those that hear.

and he said, On this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

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

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and blasphemy, be banished from among you, with all malice. But be kind one to another, merciful, giving one to another, as God also in Christ gave to you.