20 Bible Verses about Bad Parents

And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.

Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the 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. A man's enemies will be the members 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 the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me. He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.

Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right. 'Honor thy father and mother'--this is the first Commandment with a promise--' So that thou mayest prosper and have a long life on earth.'

Be on your guard! If your brother does wrong, reprove him; but if he repents, forgive him.

Fathers, never irritate your children, lest they should become disheartened.

"Teacher, what is the great commandment in the Law?" His answer was: "'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 first commandment.read more.
The second, which is like it, is this--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.' 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, as children of the Lord; for that is but right. 'Honor thy father and mother'--this is the first Commandment with a promise--' So that thou mayest prosper and have a long life on earth.'read more.
And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.

'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife; and the man and his wife shall become one.'

'Honor thy father and mother'--this is the first Commandment with a promise--'

But, if any one puts a snare in the way of one of these lowly ones who believe in me, it would be best for him to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung round his neck.

that they should teach what is right, so as to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.

"My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death; I beg you to come and place your hands on her, that her life may be spared."

In conclusion, Brothers, wherever you find anything true or honorable, righteous or pure, lovable or praiseworthy, or if 'virtue' and 'honour' have any meaning, there let your thoughts dwell.

Wives should submit to their husbands as submitting to the Lord.

Never let any foul word pass your lips, but only such good words as the occasion demands, that they may be a help to those who hear them.

And said--'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife, and the man and his wife shall become one'?

Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right.

Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, ready to forgive one another, just as God, in Christ, forgave you.