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What does the Bible say about family relationships?
19 verses about family relationships, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.
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Bible verses about family relationships
- 1 Timothy 5:8 — But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 9 votes
- Psalms 127:3 — Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 votes
- Ephesians 6:1 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 4 votes
- Genesis 2:24 — Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 3 votes
- Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 3 votes
- Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 3 votes
- Romans 12:2 — And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 votes
- Ephesians 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 3 votes
- Colossians 3:13 — Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 3 votes
- James 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 3 votes
- 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 3 votes
- Joshua 1:8 — This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 2 votes
- Joshua 24:15 — 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. 2 votes
- Proverbs 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 2 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 2 votes
- Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 2 votes
- Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 2 votes
- Colossians 3:19 — Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 2 votes
- Colossians 3:20 — Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 2 votes
Where these verses are
Ephesians (4), Colossians (3), Joshua (2), Psalms (2), Genesis (1), Exodus (1), Proverbs (1), Romans (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Timothy (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1)
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