32 Bible Verses about Families

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Proverbs 11:29

He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.

Mark 3:25

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Luke 12:52

For henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

Nehemiah 4:14

And I looked, and rose up, and said to the ranking men, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them. Remember LORD, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters

Titus 1:11

who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.

Exodus 12:3

Speak ye to all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household.

Zechariah 14:17

And it shall be, that of the families of the earth he who does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, LORD of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain.

Isaiah 60:22

The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, LORD, will hasten it in its time.

Genesis 7:1

And LORD said to Noah, Come, thou and all thy house into the ark, for I have seen thee righteous before me in this generation.

Mark 6:4

But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and among his kin, and in his house.

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Families » Should » Be duly regulated

1 Timothy 3:4-5

a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),

Families » Should » Live in mutual forbearance

Genesis 50:17-21

So shall ye say to Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brothers, and their sin, because they did to thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Jo And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are thy servants. And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for am I in the place of God? read more.
And as for you, ye meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear ye not. I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

Matthew 18:21-22

Then Peter having come to him, he said, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times? Jesus says to him, I say to thee, not until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

Families » Should » Live in unity

Genesis 45:24

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. And he said to them, See that ye not fall out by the way.

Families » Should » Worship God together

1 Corinthians 16:19

The congregations of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in Lord, with the congregation associated with their house.

Families » Should » Be taught the scriptures

Deuteronomy 4:9-10

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but make them known to thy sons and thy son's sons-- the day that thou stood before LORD thy God in Horeb, when LORD said to me, Assemble the people to me, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may

Families » Should » Rejoice together before God

Deuteronomy 14:26

And thou shall bestow the money for whatever thy soul desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul asks of thee. And thou shall eat there before LORD thy God, and thou shall rejoice, t

Families » Warning against departing from God

Deuteronomy 29:18

Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from LORD our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations. Lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood,

Families » Punishment of irreligious

Jeremiah 10:25

Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name. For they have devoured Jacob. Yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

Families » Good--exemplified » Jailor of philippi

Acts 16:31-34

And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou will be saved, thou and thy household. And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all those in his house. And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed from the stripes, and was immersed, he and all those of him, immediately. read more.
And having brought them into his house, he set out a table, and rejoiced, having believed in God with all his house.

Families » Good--exemplified » Abraham

Families » Good--exemplified » David

2 Samuel 6:20

Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants as on

Families » Good--exemplified » Lois

Families » Of saints blessed

Psalm 128:3-6

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears LORD. LORD bless thee out of Zion, and see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. read more.
Yea, see thou thy son's sons. Peace be upon Israel.

Families » Good--exemplified » Joshua

Families » Good--exemplified » jacob

Genesis 35:2

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments.

Families » Good--exemplified » Lazarus of bethany

John 11:1-5

Now a certain Lazarus, from Bethany of the village of Mary and her sister Martha, was sick. And Mary was the woman who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou love is sick. read more.
But when Jesus heard, he said, This sickness is not about death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

Families » Deceivers and liars should be removed from

Psalm 101:7

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

Families » Good--exemplified » Lydia

Families » Good--exemplified » Crispus

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