Our families are the first social circles we know since birth. The following Bible verses about family seek to throw light on how important families are and how family related issues can be dealt with.
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. | Revelation 12:9
And you shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. | Deuteronomy 11:19
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. | Hebrews 10:24-25
A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction. | Proverbs 13:1
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. | 1 Timothy 5:8
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. | Romans 12:10
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. | Colossians 3:13
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! | Psalm 133:1
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. | Romans 12:10
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. | Leviticus 19:18
Forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive . | Colossians 3:13
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. | Ephesians 3:14-15
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. | Exodus 20:12
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. | 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. | Proverbs 4:1
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. | Romans 12:16
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. | Romans 13:8
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. | Romans 14:19
My son, keep your father’s commands and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. | Proverbs 6:20
No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. | 1 Corinthians 10:20
Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. | Ephesians 5:21
She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls. She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. | Proverbs 31: 15-17
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. | Thessalonians 5:11
This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept. | Genesis 50:17
Without wood a fire goes out, without gossip a quarrel dies down. | Proverbs 26:20
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. | John 8:44
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. | 1 Corinthians 10:21
The effectiveness and profound simplicity of these verses serve as a simple guide for souls gone astray and minds shadowed by doubts and fears.