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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 Kings 11:6

    “Solomon did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and didn’t go fully after Yahweh, as David his father did.”

  2. 1 Kings 11:12

    “Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.”

  3. 1 Kings 11:17

    “Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, when Hadad was still a little child.”

  4. 1 Kings 11:21

    “When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.””

  5. 1 Kings 11:27

    “This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.”

  6. 1 Kings 11:33

    “because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.”

  7. 1 Kings 11:43

    “Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.”

  8. 1 Kings 12:4

    ““Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.””

  9. 1 Kings 12:6

    “King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me to answer these people?””

  10. 1 Kings 12:9

    “He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may answer these people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?’””

  11. 1 Kings 12:10

    “The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;’ tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.”

  12. 1 Kings 12:11

    “Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’””

  13. 1 Kings 12:14

    “and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.””

  14. 1 Kings 13:11

    “Now an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.”

  15. 1 Kings 13:12

    “Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.”

  16. 1 Kings 13:22

    “but came back, and have eaten bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread, and drink no water”; your body will not come to the tomb of your fathers.’””

  17. 1 Kings 14:15

    “For Yahweh will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking Yahweh to anger.”

  18. 1 Kings 14:20

    “The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years, then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.”

  19. 1 Kings 14:22

    “Judah did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.”

  20. 1 Kings 14:31

    “Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.”

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.