"They said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.'"

"If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you."

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

"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you."

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."

"He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?)."

"Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; they will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate."

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

"He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse."

"Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons is their fathers."

"These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

"Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; he will also delight your soul."

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."

"A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous."

"How blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in His ways. When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, you will be happy and it will be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children like olive plants around your table. Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD."

"The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.

"All your sons will be taught of the LORD; and the well-being of your sons will be great."