Fathers
10 passages
- Psalm 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Read it in context - Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Read it in context - Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Read it in context - Proverbs 3:11–12
11My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; 12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Read it in context - Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Read it in context - Malachi 4:6
And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
Read it in context - Proverbs 23:24
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
Read it in context - Psalm 127:3–5
3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. 4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. 5Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
Read it in context - Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Read it in context - Proverbs 14:26
He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
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