21 Bible Verses about Fathers And Sons

Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.

For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.

For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

For this cause fathers will take their sons for food among you, and sons will make a meal of their fathers; and I will be judge among you, and all the rest of you I will send away to every wind.