Bible Verses About Love Of Family

Family is so important, and the Bible has some great advice on how to love and care for our family members. In this blog post, we’ll look at some short Bible verses about the love of family. These verses show us how to show love, respect, and kindness to those closest to us. Whether you’re a parent, child, or sibling, these verses will help you understand what it means to love your family in a way that honors God. Let’s explore these verses and see how we can make our family relationships stronger and more loving.

Bible Verses About Love Of Family

1 Timothy 5:8 – “Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

Ephesians 6:1-2 – “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise.”

Proverbs 31:28 – “Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”

Colossians 3:20 – “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

1 John 4:7 – “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”

Proverbs 1:8 – “Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.”

Psalm 127:3 – “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”

Romans 13:10 – “Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”

1 Peter 4:8 – “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

Matthew 7:12 – “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Genesis 2:24 – “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

John 15:12 – “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 – “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Psalm 103:17 – “But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children.”

Hebrews 13:1 – “Let mutual love continue.”

1 Corinthians 16:14 – “Do everything in love.”

1 John 3:18 – “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

Exodus 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

Proverbs 17:6 – “Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”

Joshua 24:15 – “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Proverbs 31:21 – “When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.”

Ephesians 5:25 – “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”

1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”

Colossians 3:21 – “Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”

1 Timothy 3:4 – “He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.”

Titus 2:4 – “Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children.”

Proverbs 15:20 – “A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.”

Romans 12:10 – “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

Psalm 128:3 – “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.”

1 Peter 3:7 – “Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”

2 Corinthians 6:18 – “And, ‘I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.’”

John 13:34 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

Proverbs 3:12 – “Because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”

Psalm 68:6 – “God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.”

1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”

Proverbs 19:14 – “Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.”

Psalm 146:9 – “The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.”

2 Corinthians 12:14 – “Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.”

1 Thessalonians 4:9 – “Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.”

Matthew 19:14 – “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’”

2 Peter 1:7 – “And to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

Romans 14:19 – “Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.”

Philippians 1:9 – “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.”

Acts 16:31 – “They replied, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.’”

Galatians 5:13 – “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

Hebrews 10:24 – “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”

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