6 Bible Verses

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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Ephesians 6:4KJV
This verse provides direct guidance to fathers about raising children with godly discipline and love. It emphasizes the spiritual responsibility fathers have in teaching and nurturing their children in God's ways.
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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Proverbs 22:6KJV
This classic parenting verse highlights a father's crucial role in providing moral and spiritual guidance from an early age. It suggests that consistent, godly instruction can have a lifelong positive impact on a child's character and faith.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
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Psalm 103:13KJV
This verse beautifully illustrates the compassionate nature of fatherhood by comparing a father's loving mercy to God's own compassion. It emphasizes tenderness, understanding, and care as essential qualities of good fatherhood.
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 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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Deuteronomy 6:6-7KJV
This passage instructs fathers to consistently integrate spiritual teaching into daily life. It demonstrates that fatherhood involves continuous, intentional spiritual instruction in every aspect of family life.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
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Colossians 3:21KJV
This verse provides practical wisdom about maintaining a supportive and encouraging relationship with children. It warns fathers against harsh or discouraging parenting that might damage a child's spirit and motivation.
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
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Proverbs 3:11-12KJV
This verse connects divine and earthly fatherhood through the concept of loving discipline. It suggests that correction, when done with love, is a fundamental expression of a father's care and investment in his child's growth.

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