Bible Verses About Siblings — The Complete KJV Guide
The complete KJV guide to brothers, sisters, and family relationships
Discover powerful KJV Bible verses about siblings. Scripture and devotional insights on siblings for daily encouragement.
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." — 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (KJV)
Finding a meaningful verse of the day centered on siblings can transform your daily walk with God. Each morning brings a fresh opportunity to meditate on Scripture that speaks directly to the theme of siblings in your life.
The complete KJV guide to brothers, sisters, and family relationships
What the Bible says about siblings
Scripture is unusually candid about brothers and sisters. Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers, Martha and Mary, and the two sons in Luke 15 — the Bible's sibling stories are dominated by rivalry, favouritism and comparison. It does not idealise the relationship, which makes its counsel usable for real families.
Rivalry and its cure
Most biblical sibling conflict traces to a parent's favouritism or a comparison of standing. The elder brother in Luke 15 is offended by grace given to someone who did not earn it. Joseph's brothers hated him for a coat and a dream. The consistent cure Scripture offers is the one Paul names in Romans 12:10 — 'in honour preferring one another' — a deliberate refusal to keep score.
Brothers born for adversity
Proverbs 17:17 says 'a brother is born for adversity', and Proverbs 18:24 acknowledges friends who stick closer than one. The Bible also transfers the language to the church: believers are brethren, and 1 John insists love for a visible brother proves love for an invisible God. Where a natural sibling bond has broken, Scripture supplies another family without pretending the first loss is nothing.
How to use this page
Read Genesis 45:1-15 and note how Joseph handles the reunion. Identify whether comparison or an old grievance drives the distance. Make one contact this week without raising the history. Where reconciliation is refused, obey Romans 12:18 and keep the door open. Then follow the related links to family, forgiveness, reconciliation, and brotherly love.
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
— 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (KJV)
This verse reveals God's heart concerning siblings. As you meditate on these words today, let them reshape your understanding of what it means to walk in siblings before the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Romans 8:38-39
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
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10 Scriptures About Siblings
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."Read in context
Ephesians 4:32
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."Read in context
Colossians 3:13
"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."Read in context
Romans 12:10
"Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another."Read in context
1 John 4:7
"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."Read in context
Ephesians 5:25
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it."Read in context
Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."Read in context
Psalm 133:1
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"Read in context
Hebrews 10:24-25
"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."Read in context
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