What Does the Bible Say About Making A Home?

Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 6 helpful votes

The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. ...

Titus 2:1-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. ...

1 Timothy 5:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Titus 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Titus 2:4-5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Titus 2:3-5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ...

Romans 8:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

John 14:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ...

John 4:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Genesis 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

13 Bible Verses about Making A Home

Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Titus 2:1-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Titus 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Titus 2:4-5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Titus 2:3-5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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13 Bible Verses about Making A Home

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Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Titus 2:1-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Titus 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Titus 2:4-5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Titus 2:3-5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes