Bible Verses About In-laws
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for in-laws, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 450 votes, led by Matthew 19:4-6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about In-laws
Matthew 19:4-670 votes
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Proverbs 29:1156 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Ruth 1:1-2234 votes
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
Proverbs 23:6-828 votes
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Genesis 2:1827 votes
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Proverbs 16:3127 votes
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Ephesians 5:23-3327 votes
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Genesis 2:24-2522 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
1 Timothy 5:1318 votes
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Genesis 1:2817 votes
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
James 4:11-1217 votes
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
John 10:1015 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Genesis 6:1-2212 votes
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
Exodus 20:1712 votes
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Leviticus 20:1412 votes
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
Leviticus 20:2112 votes
And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
Exodus 35:211 votes
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
Leviticus 18:2211 votes
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Hebrews 10:2611 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
James 1:14-1511 votes
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
What does the Bible say about in-laws?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:4-6 on the subject of in-laws. Across 450 votes, 20 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 29:11, Ruth 1:1-22, Proverbs 23:6-8. This page lists all 20 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.