Here are 7 Bible verses about fathers who leave their children, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
1 Timothy 5:8 KJV
8 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.
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Psalm 106:37 KJV
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
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Psalm 27:10 KJV
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
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Matthew 10:36 KJV
36 And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
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Psalm 139:13-16 KJV
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet …
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Psalm 106:27 KJV
27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
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Matthew 10:42 KJV
42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
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