The best Bible verses for family (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for family (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever."John 8:35
"And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house."Luke 9:61
"For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three."Luke 12:52
"And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself."Mark 3:21
"Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee."Mark 5:19
"He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart."Proverbs 11:29
"He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live."Proverbs 15:27
"And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens."Proverbs 27:27
"She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens."Proverbs 31:15
"But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God."1 Timothy 5:4
"If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. her"Deuteronomy 25:5
"Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house."Deuteronomy 25:9
"And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father 1, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:"Jeremiah 35:18
"Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:"Jeremiah 38:17
"And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem."Acts 4:6
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for family (KJV) are John 8:35, Luke 9:61, Luke 12:52. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to family (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for family (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.