The Bible instructs family heads to provide for the needs of their families, saying: “Certainly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he... is worse than a person without faith. ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5: 8.
مثلا ،‏ يوصي الكتاب المقدس رأس العائلة ان يعتني بحاجات عائلته قائلا :‏ ‹ إن كان احد لا يعول خاصته ،‏ وخصوصا اهل بيته ،‏ فهو اسوأ من غير المؤمن › .‏ —‏ ١ تيموثاوس ٥ :‏ ٨‏ .‏