20 Bible Verses about Bad Parents

As for you fathers, do not exasperate your children, but bring them up in the discipline and on the admonitions of the Lord.

Do not imagine I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword. I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; yes, a man's own household will be his enemies.read more.
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me: he who will not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right; honour your father and mother (it is the first command with a promise), that it may be well with you and that you may live long on earth.

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins, check him, and if he repents forgive him.

Fathers, avoid irritating your children, in case they get dispirited.

"Teacher," he said, "what is the greatest command in the Law?" He replied, "You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, with your whole soul, and with your whole mind. This is the greatest and chief command.read more.
There is a second like it: you must love your neighbour as yourself. The whole Law and the prophets hang upon these two commands."

I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right; honour your father and mother (it is the first command with a promise), that it may be well with you and that you may live long on earth.read more.
As for you fathers, do not exasperate your children, but bring them up in the discipline and on the admonitions of the Lord.

Therefore shall a man leave father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the pair shall be one flesh.

honour your father and mother (it is the first command with a promise),

But whoever is a hindrance to one of these little ones who believe in me, better for him to have a great mill-stone hung round his neck and be sunk in the deep sea.

they must give good counsel, so that the young women may be trained to love their husbands and children,

It was by faith that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in connexion with the future.

with earnest entreaties. "My little girl is dying," he said, "do come and lay your hands on her that she may recover and live,"

Finally, brothers, keep in mind whatever is true, whatever is worthy, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is attractive, whatever is high-toned, all excellence, all merit.

Wives, be subject to your husbands as to the Lord,

Let no bad word pass your lips, but only such speech as is good for edification, as occasion may require, words that are gracious and a means of grace to those who hear them.

said, Hence a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and the pair shall be one flesh?

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

Drop all bitter feeling and passion and anger and clamouring and insults, together with all malice; be kind to each other, be tender-hearted, be generous to each other as God has been generous to you in Christ.