And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:4 Or Parents

21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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21 Fathers,[a] do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:21 Or Parents

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Start(A) children off on the way they should go,(B)
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(C)

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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)

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18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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And 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.

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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)

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17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
    they will bring you the delights you desire.(A)

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15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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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.

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13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

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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)

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19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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19 For I have chosen him(A), so that he will direct his children(B) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord(C) by doing what is right and just,(D) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(E)

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If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

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Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.(A) For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(B)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 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)

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When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

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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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Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

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Get Wisdom at Any Cost

Listen, my sons,(A) to a father’s instruction;(B)
    pay attention and gain understanding.(C)
I give you sound learning,
    so do not forsake my teaching.
For I too was a son to my father,
    still tender, and cherished by my mother.
Then he taught me, and he said to me,
    “Take hold(D) of my words with all your heart;
    keep my commands, and you will live.(E)

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