Abusive Parents

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

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

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

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

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

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

But 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.

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

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

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

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

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

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

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

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

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

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

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love. — read the full passage →

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse; — read the full passage →

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

for he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God toward you.

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Behold, a day of Jehovah cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. — read the full passage →

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: — read the full passage →

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, — read the full passage →

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

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

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.