Bible verses about family

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”

Unless the Lord builds the house, the work is in vain.

“Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.”

A picture of a blessed family around the table.

“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”

A home is built by wisdom and filled by knowledge.

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Train up a child in the way he should go.

“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”

Children are a heritage of the Lord.

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”

Children, obey and honor your parents.

“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

Fathers, don't provoke your children; bring them up in the Lord.

“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

Talk about God's words at home, on the road and at bedtime.

“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

Forbear, forgive and put on love.

“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”

Fervent love covers a multitude of sins.

“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”

Be kindly affectioned one to another.

“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

Keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

The two shall be one flesh.

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”

Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church.

“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

A threefold cord is not quickly broken.