Here are 30 Bible verses that speak to the relationship between a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law:
- Ruth 1:16-17:
“But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.’”
- Proverbs 31:26:
“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”
- Proverbs 23:25:
“May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!”
- 1 Peter 3:4:
“Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”
- 1 Timothy 5:1-2:
“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.”
- Ephesians 6:2-3:
“‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise—‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’”
- Proverbs 15:1:
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
- Colossians 3:20:
“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”
- 1 Peter 3:7:
“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”
- Ephesians 4:32:
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
- Ephesians 5:33:
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”
- Colossians 3:18-19:
“Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”
- Proverbs 17:17:
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
- Proverbs 11:16:
“A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.”
- Proverbs 31:10-11:
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.”
- Proverbs 31:28-29:
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.’”
- 1 Corinthians 1:10:
“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.”
- Philippians 2:3-4:
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
- Romans 12:10:
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
- Galatians 6:2:
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
- Colossians 3:13:
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
- Proverbs 18:22:
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
- Proverbs 31:30:
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
- Colossians 3:14:
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
- Romans 13:8:
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”
- Proverbs 31:25:
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”
- Ephesians 5:25:
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:4:
“The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.”
- Genesis 2:24:
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
These verses can provide guidance and encouragement for building a loving and respectful relationship between a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law.
