For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Lord, bless my family and children.

In the letter to the Philippians, ... and praise of God. – Philippians 1:9-11 · For this reason, a life of fearing God consequently generates a blessed family, where its members seek to live the standards of heaven and do the will of the Father....

Bible verses about Family Blessings

June 5, 2025 - “Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” – Genesis 28:14

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, ‘Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.’ He replied, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.’ (NIVUK) There is no doubt that the influence of godly parents has a profound effect ...

September 20, 2015 - 127:1) is repeated in verse 3. It begins with a proverb in the third person and expands on this with a blessing in the second person addressed to the father of the family. The blessing is for “all who fear the Lord.” There are different aspects to the fear of the Lord in the Bible.

In Hebrews 11:20-21, Isaac and Jacob are listed among our Old Testament heroes of faith for their act of blessing their children. Every heart longs to receive a blessing, as demonstrated by Esau’s grief at Jacob stealing his blessing and Esau ...

August 18, 2025 - Men should do whatever they can to earn an honest living and provide for their family. This pleases God. The heading of Psalm 128 in your Bible probably says, “Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,” but the truth is, this Psalm is primarily directed at men, specifically husbands.

October 9, 2015 - The family was established and blessed by God. The Lord provides us the essential guidelines in the bible for a blessed family. So in this month of family blessing, let us look particularly to Psalms 127 and 128, which focus on the family. These Psalms are rightly placed together.

September 14, 2024 - Occasionally the birthright could be sold, as was the case when Esau exchanged his family leadership for a bowl of stew (Genesis 25:29-34). Parental blessing was like an unwritten last will and testament. Job was conspicuously different from other ancients in this matter, for he gave his daughters an inheritance along with his sons (Job 42:15).

January 1, 2025 - Drawing from Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28; Psalm 128; Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17; 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24; and Luke 2:41-52, I highlight ten blessings such as divine favor and prosperity, harmony and peace, joy and gratitude.

December 22, 2024 - Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

June 22, 2023 - One of the most important things ... from God. God “sets the lonely in families” (Psalm 68:6), blesses children who obey their parents (Exodus 20:12), and blesses parents with children (Psalm 127:3-5)....

January 30, 2024 - I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. (Gen. 12:3) Most people we know want to have a blessed family.

August 31, 2021 - Like many of his mother's teachings, Solomon speaks on the family in Psalm 128: “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

April 13, 2022 - It’s no different with building a blessed family. Didn’t the Lord Jesus Himself give us the parable of the house on the Rock and the one on sand (Matthew 7:24-27)? The house on the Rock stood firm because it had the right foundation.

November 28, 2017 - Children brought up in the fear of the Lord will be blessed by the Lord and they will be a blessing to their families, specially their parents, in return (Psalm 127:5). They will also learn to serve God from a young age.

Ruth and Boaz exemplified generosity. Ruth selflessly cared for her mother-in-law, while Boaz showed kindness to a grieving family. Together, they formed a family and blessed future generations, including David, a king whose heart was aligned with God’s, and Jesus.

Here are ten Bible verses about family that God has given to us in his word: He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. (Proverbs 18:22) Marriage is a kindness from God intended to bless us.

July 30, 2018 - In 2Kings 4, the woman of Shunem and her family provide a good example of a blessed family. ... 1. A man and a woman (not women, not two women or two men) brought duly joined together spiritually and legally.