What Does the Bible Say About Providing For A Family?

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 79 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.

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 23 helpful votes

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Exodus 21:10 ESV / 12 helpful votes

If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

Proverbs 3:27 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.

Psalm 34:10 ESV / 11 helpful votes

The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV / 10 helpful votes

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

Genesis 2:15 ESV / 7 helpful votes

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

1 Timothy 5:1-25 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. Honor widows who are truly widows. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day, ...

Matthew 7:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

10 Bible Verses about Providing For A Family

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 79 helpful votes

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Exodus 21:10 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:27 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Psalm 34:10 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV / 10 helpful votes

2 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Genesis 2:15 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:1-25 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 7:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 79 helpful votes

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Exodus 21:10 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:27 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Psalm 34:10 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV / 10 helpful votes

2 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Genesis 2:15 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:1-25 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 7:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes