20 Bible Verses about Bad Parents

and you fathers don't exasperate your children: but instruct them in the discipline and institution of the Lord.

don't imagine that I am come to bring peace upon the earth: I came not to bring peace, but war. my coming will occasion discord between the son and his father, between the daughter and her mother, between the daughter in law and her mother in law: even a man's own domestics shall prove his foes.read more.
he that loveth father or mother more than me, is unworthy of me: he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is unworthy of me. and he that does not take his cross, and so follow after me, is unworthy of me. he that would preserve his life, shall lose it: and he that exposeth his life for my sake, shall save it.

Children, obey your christian parents: for this is the law. the first commandment with a promise annexed, is, "honour thy father and mother, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be long-lived on the earth."

take care of your conduct. if your brother offend you, rebuke him, and if he repent, forgive him.

fathers, don't treat your children with severity, lest they be discourag'd.

which is the most important commandment of the law? Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." this is the first and most important precept,read more.
and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self." these two precepts comprehend the substance of all the law and the prophets.

my coming will occasion discord between the son and his father, between the daughter and her mother, between the daughter in law and her mother in law:

Children, obey your christian parents: for this is the law. the first commandment with a promise annexed, is, "honour thy father and mother, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be long-lived on the earth."read more.
and you fathers don't exasperate your children: but instruct them in the discipline and institution of the Lord.

the scripture says, "for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and they two shall be as one."

the first commandment with a promise annexed, is, "honour thy father and mother,

But whoever shall occasion such an humble believer to fall off from the faith, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hang'd about his neck, and that he were plung'd to the bottom of the sea.

but to lectures on virtue, that they may teach the young women prudence, to love their husbands,

By faith Isaac predicted the future fortunes of Jacob and Esau.

and earnestly intreated him, saying, "my little daughter is at the last extremity, pray come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and live."

Finally, my brethren, whatever has the character of truth, of dignity, of justice, of chastity, whatever can procure you esteem and reputation, in a word, if there be any thing virtuous or praise-worthy, let that be the object of your enquiry.

let married women be submissive to their husbands, out of regard to the Lord.

let no obscene language defile your mouth, use only such as tends to edification, that it may be beneficial to the hearers.

he said, "for this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and be attach'd to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?"

Children, obey your christian parents: for this is the law.

banish all resentment and indignation, anger, vehemence, detraction, and every thing like malice. be mutually kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.