Bible Verses About Family Discussions

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.