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Bible Verses About Family

Bible verses on family — parents, children, household faith, blessings.

8 verses · curated by hand

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  1. 1 Samuel 12:6

    “Samuel said to the people, “It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.”

  2. 1 Samuel 12:7

    “Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.”

  3. 1 Samuel 12:8

    ““When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.”

  4. 1 Samuel 12:15

    “But if you will not listen to Yahweh’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then Yahweh’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.”

  5. 1 Samuel 14:1

    “Now it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side.” But he didn’t tell his father.”

  6. 1 Samuel 14:27

    “But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod who was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.”

  7. 1 Samuel 14:28

    “Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” The people were faint.”

  8. 1 Samuel 14:29

    “Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.”

  9. 1 Samuel 14:51

    “Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.”

  10. 1 Samuel 17:15

    “Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.”

  11. 1 Samuel 17:25

    “The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? He has surely come up to defy Israel. The king will give great riches to the man who kills him, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.””

  12. 1 Samuel 17:34

    “David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb out of the flock,”

  13. 1 Samuel 18:2

    “Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.”

  14. 1 Samuel 18:18

    “David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?””

  15. 1 Samuel 19:2

    “Jonathan told David, saying, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, and live in a secret place, and hide yourself.”

  16. 1 Samuel 19:3

    “I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will talk with my father about you; and if I see anything, I will tell you.””

  17. 1 Samuel 19:4

    “Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;”

  18. 1 Samuel 20:1

    “David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?””

  19. 1 Samuel 20:2

    “He said to him, “Far from it; you will not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me. Why would my father hide this thing from me? It is not so.””

  20. 1 Samuel 20:3

    “David swore moreover, and said, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved:’ but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.””

Frequently asked

Questions about family in the Bible

What does the Bible say about family?
Ephesians 5-6 lays out family relationships — spouses, parents, children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 calls parents to talk about God's commands "when you sit at home, when you walk, when you lie down, when you get up." Family is the first place faith is taught.
Which Bible verse is best for family?
Joshua 24:15 ("As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord"), Proverbs 22:6, and Psalm 127:1 are the three most-shared verses on household faith.
What does the Bible say about parents?
Proverbs 22:6 commands training a child in the right way. Ephesians 6:4 calls fathers not to provoke their children. Exodus 20:12 — the fifth commandment — calls children to honour their father and mother.