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Home is the house and household that the LORD builds and keeps, where his words are kept, he is served, and others are welcomed. These verses are often read when moving into or dedicating a new home.

The LORD builds the house

• Psalm 127:1
  Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
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• Proverbs 24:3-4
  ³Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; ⁴And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
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• Proverbs 14:1
  Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
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A household that serves the LORD

• Joshua 24:15
  And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
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• Deuteronomy 6:6-9
  ⁶And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. ⁷And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ⁸And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ⁹And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
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• Acts 16:31-34
  ³¹And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” ³²And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house. ³³And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized. ³⁴And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
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Blessing on the home

• Proverbs 3:33
  The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
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• Psalm 128:1-3
  ¹Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! ²For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours. ³Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
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• Luke 10:5-6
  ⁵And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’ ⁶And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
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Peace and safety at home

• Isaiah 32:18
  And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
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• Proverbs 17:1
  Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
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• Psalm 4:8
  I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
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Hospitality

• Romans 12:13
  Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
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• Hebrews 13:2
  Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
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• 1 Peter 4:9
  Use hospitality one to another without grudging.Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
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Settling in a new place

• Jeremiah 29:5-7
  ⁵Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce. ⁶Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. ⁷And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
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• Psalm 90:1
  Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
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• Hebrews 11:8-10
  ⁸By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. ⁹By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. ¹⁰For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
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• John 14:2
  In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
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See also

• Hospitality
• Blessing
• Marriage
• Parenting
• Neighbors

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.