Bible Verses About Absent Fathers

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

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

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

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

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.