Ephesians 6:4
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And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
In other translations
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Greek words
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532οἱhoiyou who [are]G3588πατέρες,pateresfathers,G3962μὴmēnotG3361παροργίζετεparorgizetedo provokeG3949τὰtatheG3588τέκναteknachildrenG5043ὑμῶν,humōnof you,G4771ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ἐκτρέφετεektrephetedo bring upG1625αὐτὰautathemG846ἐνeninG1722παιδείᾳpaideia[the] disciplineG3809καὶkaiandG2532νουθεσίᾳnouthesiaadmonitionG3559κυρίου.¶kuriouof [the] Lord.G2962
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Related verses
- Colossians 3:21Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
- Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
- Deuteronomy 6:7And 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.And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- 2 Timothy 3:15And 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.From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Proverbs 23:13-1413 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.13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. 14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 4:1-41 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. 2 For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive. 3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother, 4 he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
- Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
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