²⁰ Children, obey your parents ^(A)in everything, for this pleases the Lord. ²¹ Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Children and Parents

6 ^(A)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ^2 (B)“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), ³ “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” ⁴ Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, ^(C)but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.