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Ephesians 6:4
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Ephesians 6:4
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4 And (A)you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but (B)bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
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Ephesians 6:4
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Ephesians 6:4
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4 Fathers,[a] do not exasperate your children;(A) instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.(B)
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- Ephesians 6:4 Or Parents
Colossians 3:21
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Colossians 3:21
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21 (A)Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
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Colossians 3:21
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Colossians 3:21
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21 Fathers,[a] do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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- Colossians 3:21 Or Parents
Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 22:6
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- Proverbs 22:6 Even
Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 29:15
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Proverbs 29:15
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15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:15
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Proverbs 29:15
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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)
Proverbs 19:18
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Proverbs 19:18
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- Proverbs 19:18 Lit. to put him to death; a Jewish tradition on his crying
Proverbs 19:18
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Proverbs 19:18
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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.(A)
Deuteronomy 6:7
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Deuteronomy 6:7
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7 (A)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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Deuteronomy 6:7
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Deuteronomy 6:7
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7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(A)
Proverbs 29:17
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Proverbs 29:17
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17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest;
Yes, he will give delight to your soul.
Proverbs 29:17
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Proverbs 29:17
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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
they will bring you the delights you desire.(A)
2 Timothy 3:15
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2 Timothy 3:15
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15 and that from childhood you have known (A)the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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2 Timothy 3:15
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2 Timothy 3:15
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15 and how from infancy(A) you have known the Holy Scriptures,(B) which are able to make you wise(C) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 23:13-14
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Proverbs 23:13-14
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13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.
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- Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol
Proverbs 23:13-14
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Proverbs 23:13-14
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Saying 13
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.(A)
Genesis 18:19
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Genesis 18:19
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19 For I have known him, in order (A)that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
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Deuteronomy 4:9
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Deuteronomy 4:9
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9 Only take heed to yourself, and diligently (A)keep yourself, lest you (B)forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And (C)teach them to your children and your grandchildren,
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Deuteronomy 4:9
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Deuteronomy 4:9
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9 Only be careful,(A) and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach(B) them to your children(C) and to their children after them.
Hebrews 12:7-10
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Hebrews 12:7-10
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7 (A)If[a] you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what (B)son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, (C)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to (D)the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, (E)that we may be partakers of His holiness.
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- Hebrews 12:7 NU, M It is for discipline that you endure; God
Hebrews 12:7-10
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Hebrews 12:7-10
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7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.(A) For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(B)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits(C) and live!(D) 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.(E)
2 Timothy 1:5
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2 Timothy 1:5
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5 when I call to remembrance (A)the [a]genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (B)your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
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- 2 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical
2 Timothy 1:5
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2 Timothy 1:5
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5 I am reminded of your sincere faith,(A) which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice(B) and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.
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