Bible Verses About Family When Starting Your Day
When you're starting your day, the Bible's wisdom about family becomes deeply personal. These carefully selected KJV scriptures bring together God's timeless truth about family with the specific comfort and guidance you need when starting your day. Let these verses anchor your heart in faith.
17 Scriptures About Family for Starting Your Day
"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
"And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 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."
"Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged."
"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
"Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers."
"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."
"Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her."
"Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up."
"Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee."
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
"And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed."
"O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days."
A Prayer for Family When Starting Your Day
Father, thank You for the gift of this new day. I surrender it to You before it begins — every conversation, every task, every decision. Open my eyes to behold wondrous things out of Your law. Set my mind on what is true and lovely. Where I am tempted, strengthen me; where I am weary, renew me; where I encounter people who need You, use me. May this be a day in which Your name is glorified through my life. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Bible say about family when starting your day?
The Bible offers many verses about family that are especially meaningful when starting your day. Key scriptures include Psalm 127:3, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:1-3, which remind us of God's faithfulness.
What is the best Bible verse about family for someone starting your day?
Psalm 127:3 is a powerful verse: "Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.…" This verse speaks directly to those seeking family during this season.