Bible Verses About Abusive Parents

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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

Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

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

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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

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.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.