35 Bible Verses About Fathers Legacy

Proverbs 20:7

“The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.”

Psalm 37:25

“I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.”

Proverbs 22:6

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Joshua 24:15

“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”

Proverbs 13:22

“A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.”

Ephesians 6:4

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

Psalm 78:4

“We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.”

Proverbs 17:6

“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”

1 Timothy 5:8

“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

Psalms 103:17

“But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children”

Genesis 18:19

“For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

Proverbs 10:7

“The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.”

Matthew 7:12

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

Proverbs 24:27

“Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.”

Genesis 28:15

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Proverbs 11:21

“Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.”

1 Corinthians 15:33

“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.'”

Proverbs 20:17

“Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.”

Psalm 145:4

“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.”

Proverbs 3:11-12

“My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”

Luke 6:31

“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

Proverbs 3:27

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

Proverbs 3:5-6

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Colossians 3:20

“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

John 14:6

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Proverbs 1:8-9

“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.”

Colossians 2:6-7

“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”

Proverbs 14:26

“Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.”

Genesis 18:19

“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

1 Peter 4:8

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

Proverbs 3:33

“The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.”

Colossians 3:21

“Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”

Psalm 127:3-5

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.”

Proverbs 4:1-2

“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.”

Proverbs 23:24

“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”

Psalm 128:1-2

“Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.”

Proverbs 2:1-6

“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding — indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

Psalm 103:13

“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.”

Proverbs 22:1

“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”

Malachi 4:6

“He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”